give

n : the elasticity of something that can be stretched and

returns to its original length [syn: {spring}, {springiness}]

v 1: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense: "She

gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble";

"Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn:

{yield}, {afford}]

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" [ant: {take}]

4: convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"

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" [syn: {pay}]

6: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception," "have,

throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc. [syn: {hold},

{throw}, {have}, {make}]

7: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical

gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"

[syn: {throw}]

8: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her

for her birthday?" [syn: {gift}, {present}]

9: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

[syn: {bring about}, {yield}]

10: as in the expressions "give thought to"; "give priority to",

etc. [syn: {pay}, {devote}]

11: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This

year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The cow

won't give much milk" [syn: {render}, {yield}, {return},

{generate}]

12: tell, give knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians" [syn:

{impart}, {leave}, {pass on}]

13: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

[syn: {establish}]

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?"

15: emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"

16: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I

gave two sons to the war" [syn: {sacrifice}]

17: place into the hands or custody of; "Turn the files over to

me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

[syn: {pass}, {hand}, {reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}]

18: furnish or contribute; "She committed herself to the work of

God"; "give one's talents to a good cause" [syn: {dedicate},

{commit}, {devote}]

19: give, as of medicine; "I gave him the drug"

20: give or convey physically: "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave

him a punch in the nose" [syn: {apply}]

21: bestow; "give hommage" [syn: {render}]

22: bestow, esp. officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce";

"This bill grants us new rights" [syn: {grant}]

23: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The

park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told

the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {ease up}, {yield}]

24: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't

give the child this tough meat" [syn: {feed}, {grub}]

[ant: {starve}]

25: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {contribute},

{chip in}, {kick in}]

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" [syn: {collapse},

{fall in}, {cave in}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]

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"

28: execute and deliver; "Give bond"

29: deliver in exchange or recompense: "I'll give you three

books for four CDs"

30: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French

doors give onto a terrace" [syn: {afford}, {open}]

31: present to view; "He gave the sign to start"

32: perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert

in New York"

33: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material

doesn't give" [syn: {yield}]

34: propose as a toast

35: legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the

plaintiff"

36: manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real

creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"

37: offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"

38: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's

opinion"; 'give an excuse"

39: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion: "You gave me

to think that you agreed with me"

40: allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"

41: inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking";

"The judge gave me 10 years"

42: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.;

"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in

marriage"; "Both sides have to give in these

negociations" [syn: {abandon}, {give up}]

43: occur; "what gives?" (slang)

44: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She

gave herself to many men"

45: proffer, as of a body part; "She gave her hand to her little

sister"