give way
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Definitions
Verb
move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,'' he told the crowd"
Verb
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
Verb
end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
Verb
stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
Synonyms
break
break down
cave in
collapse
conk out
die
ease up
fail
fall in
founder
give
give out
go
go bad
move over
yield