S: (n) elasticity, snap (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed) "the waistband had lost its snap"
S: (n) resilience, resiliency (the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit)
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) have, have got, hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense) "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
S: (v) give (convey or reveal information) "Give one's name"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) hold, throw, have, make, give (organize or be responsible for) "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
S: (v) give, throw (convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture) "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
S: (v) give, gift, present (give as a present; make a gift of) "What will you give her for her birthday?"
S: (v) give, yield (cause to happen or be responsible for) "His two singles gave the team the victory"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) transfer (cause to change ownership) "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
S: (v) give (emit or utter) "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
S: (v) sacrifice, give (endure the loss of) "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) give (give (as medicine)) "I gave him the drug"
S: (v) give, apply (give or convey physically) "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
S: (v) grant, give (bestow, especially officially) "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) compel, oblige, obligate (force somebody to do something) "We compel all students to fill out this form"
S: (v) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner) "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"