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make, prompt, move, dispose: I was given to understand that I
was not welcome. 11 cede, relinquish, concede, allow,
surrender, yield: He gave me the first game but I lost the
second. 12 give away. a See 1, above. b reveal, betray, let
out, divulge, disclose, expose, inform on, uncover, leak, let
slip; let the cat out of the bag; Colloq blow the whistle on,
Slang rat on, US fink on: The traitor gave me away, and I was
arrested. 13 give in. yield, submit, give up, give ground, back
away (from), back off, capitulate, surrender, admit defeat:
After trying for hours to make him change his mind, he finally
gave in. 14 give off. give out, emit, exude, exhale, discharge,
send or throw out, release, smell of: Her clothing gave off a
scent of lavender. 15 give out. a See 14, above. b
distribute, hand out, give, deal (out), pass out or around,
disseminate, dispense, allot, apportion, allocate, assign,
distribute, issue, mete or hand out, ration (out), dole (out),
pay, Colloq dish or fork out, shell out: The prizes will be
given out to the winners at a special ceremony. She was giving
out handbills to passers-by. c publish, announce, make known,
broadcast, impart, issue, make public, reveal: You shouldn't
give out that kind of information. d become exhausted, be
reduced or depleted, fail, run out: What will we do when the
food gives out? e See 8, above. 16 give over. assign, resign,
hand over, surrender, relinquish, pass or over, give up; assign,
entrust: We gave our dog over to Lambert's for training. 17
give up. a abandon, stop, cease, quit, leave off, forgo,
forsake, renounce, desist from, swear off, abstain from; reject;
Colloq cut out, chuck: I am trying to give up smoking. b
surrender, capitulate, yield, cede, concede, give in (to
defeat), throw in the towel or sponge; despair: I've tried to
convince him but finally gave up. c See 4, above. d See 13,
above. e See 16, above.
--n. 18 slack, play, leeway, excess; flexibility, stretch:
There is very little give in the rules governing working hours.
Nylon is used for boat anchor rodes because it has some give.
give and take
n. compromise, cooperation, reciprocity, interaction, fair
exchange, teamwork, joint effort, synergy: There is a lot of
give and take in our relationship - I give and she takes.
given adj. 1 stated, accepted, agreed(-upon), delineated, confirmed,