1. (verb)give, spring, springiness the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
2. (verb)give cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
3. (verb)yield, give, afford be the cause or source of "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
4. (verb)give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
5. (verb)give convey or reveal information "Give one's name"
6. (verb)give, pay convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
7. (verb)hold, throw, have, make, give organize or be responsible for "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
8. (verb)give, throw convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
9. (verb)give, gift, present give as a present; make a gift of "What will you give her for her birthday?"
10. (verb)give, yield cause to happen or be responsible for "His two singles gave the team the victory"
12. (verb)render, yield, return, give, generate give or supply "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
13. (verb)impart, leave, give, pass on transmit (knowledge or skills) "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
14. (verb)establish, give bring about "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
15. (verb)give leave with; give temporarily "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"
16. (verb)give emit or utter "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
17. (verb)sacrifice, give endure the loss of "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
18. (verb)pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give place into the hands or custody of "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
19. (verb)give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
20. (verb)give give (as medicine) "I gave him the drug"
21. (verb)give, apply give or convey physically "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
23. (verb)grant, give bestow, especially officially "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
24. (verb)move over, give way, give, ease up, yield move in order to make room for someone for something "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
25. (verb)feed, give give food to "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
26. (verb)contribute, give, chip in, kick in contribute to some cause "I gave at the office"
27. (verb)collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder 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"
28. (verb)give estimate the duration or outcome of something "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
29. (verb)give execute and deliver "Give bond"
30. (verb)give deliver in exchange or recompense "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
31. (verb)afford, open, give afford access to "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
32. (verb)give present to view "He gave the sign to start"
33. (verb)give perform for an audience "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
34. (verb)give, yield be flexible under stress of physical force "This material doesn't give"
35. (verb)give propose "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
36. (verb)give accord by verdict "give a decision for the plaintiff"
37. (verb)give manifest or show "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
38. (verb)give offer in good faith "He gave her his word"
39. (verb)give submit for consideration, judgment, or use "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
40. (verb)give guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
41. (verb)give allow to have or take "I give you two minutes to respond"
42. (verb)give inflict as a punishment "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
43. (verb)give occur "what gives?"
44. (verb)give consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man "She gave herself to many men"
45. (verb)give proffer (a body part) "She gave her hand to her little sister"
Definitions of 'give'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun)give to bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow
2. (noun)give to yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy
3. (noun)give to yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks
4. (noun)give to communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc
5. (noun)give to grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission
6. (noun)give to exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship
7. (noun)give to devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study
8. (noun)give to set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given
9. (noun)give to allow or admit by way of supposition
10. (noun)give to attribute; to assign; to adjudge
11. (noun)give to excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain
12. (noun)give to pledge; as, to give one's word
13. (noun)give to cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc
14. (verb)give to give a gift or gifts
15. (verb)give to yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet
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