| give [n] |
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| 1) | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length |
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| Synonyms : | spring springiness |
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| elasticity |
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| give [v] |
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| 1) | cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" |
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| afford infect deliver |
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| 2) | be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
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| Synonyms : | afford yield |
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| furnish open allow |
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| 3) | 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" |
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| have transfer donor giving gift take give_back cater cough_up lease support pay accord allow present bestow heap administer offer chip_in render bank cede lend furnish repay dispense_with enfeoff |
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| 4) | convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" |
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| say giving quote cast |
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| 5) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | pay |
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| communicate extend |
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| 6) | organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" |
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| Synonyms : | have hold make throw |
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| direct |
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| 7) | convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" |
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| Synonyms : | throw |
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| communicate |
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| 8) | give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
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| Synonyms : | gift present |
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| donor gift gift giving dower distribute give_away raffle bung bequeath cede deed_over treat donate tender render |
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| 9) | bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" |
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| Synonyms : | bring_about yield |
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| generate create |
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| 10) | dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
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| Synonyms : | devote pay |
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| cerebrate |
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| 11) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | generate render return yield |
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| create generation issue fruit output output bring_about establish |
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| 12) | tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" |
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| Synonyms : | impart leave pass_on |
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| bequeath tell giving conveyance |
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| 13) | bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" |
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| Synonyms : | establish |
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| generate create introduce pacify |
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| 14) | 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?" |
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| 15) | emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" |
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| 16) | endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
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| Synonyms : | sacrifice |
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| devote commit free forfeit |
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| 17) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | hand pass pass_on reach turn_over |
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| transfer hand distribute hand_down deliver handing_over pass_on pass_on communicate slip deal free commit entrust |
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| 18) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | commit consecrate dedicate devote |
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| apply cultism devotion buff allegiance consecration dedication commitment dedication consecrate rededicate apply |
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| 19) | give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" |
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| administer apply |
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| 20) | give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
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| Synonyms : | apply |
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| administer tread administer |
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| 21) | bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks" |
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| Synonyms : | render |
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| communicate rendering dedicate |
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| 22) | bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" |
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| Synonyms : | grant |
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| granter grantee |
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| 23) | move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" |
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| Synonyms : | ease_up give_way move_over yield |
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| move abandon |
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| 24) | give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
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| Synonyms : | feed |
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| eat cater gift feeder alimentation famish dine scavenge fodder slop regurgitate corn malnourish overfeed spoonfeed force-feed lunch breakfast bottle-feed bottlefeed inject aliment range crop |
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| 25) | contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" |
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| Synonyms : | chip_in contribute kick_in |
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| giving gift contribution contribution contributor combine |
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| 26) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | break cave_in collapse fall_in founder give_way |
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| change cave_in collapse collapse go_off abandon buckle flop break sink burst |
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| 27) | estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" |
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| approximate |
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| 28) | execute and deliver; "Give bond" |
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| execute |
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| 29) | deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" |
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| compensate |
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| 30) | afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" |
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| Synonyms : | afford open |
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| open opening |
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| 31) | present to view; "He gave the sign to start" |
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| show |
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| 32) | perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" |
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| perform performing_arts |
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| 33) | be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" |
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| Synonyms : | yield |
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| stretch buckle_under |
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| 34) | propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" |
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| drink |
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| 35) | legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" |
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| accord |
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| 36) | manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" |
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| evince |
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| 37) | offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" |
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| commit pledge giving |
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| 38) | submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" |
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| subject |
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| 39) | guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" |
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| lead |
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| 40) | allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" |
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| allow |
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| 41) | inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" |
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| bring_down |
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| come_about argot |
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| 43) | consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men" |
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| accept |
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| 44) | proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" |
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| offer |
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