| Definitions | verb (inf=to give way, gives way, giving way, gave way, given way)
- of fighting men: = give ground. to retreat before an advancing force; to break rank. also transf. and fig. construed with to
- obsolete. to make way; leave the way clear. In early use often to give the way. construed with to
- to make room for; be superseded by. construed with to
- obsolete. to allow free scope, opportunity, or liberty of action to. also in indirect passive, and to give way (to a person) to do, that, etc.; passing into
- of things, material and immaterial: to yield, be dislodged, break down (under pressure or violence). construed with to (obsolete.). of the health, mental powers, etc.: to break down, fail
- of persons: to yield under solicitation or insistence; to make concessions; to defer to the will of another. construed with to
- to abandon oneself to (anger, grief, etc.)
- to allow one's self-control or fortitude to be broken down
- of stocks and shares: to fall in price
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