W: (v) give [Related to: give] (be flexible under stress of physical force) "This material doesn't give"
W: (adj) springy [Related to: springiness] (elastic; rebounds readily) "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
Verb
S: (v) give (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense) "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
S: (v) yield, give, afford (be the cause or source of) "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
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) 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) regift (give a present that one has received to someone else) "she regifted that ugly scarf she received from her aunt"; "when I regift I hope the person likes the gift better than I do"
S: (v) endow, dower (furnish with an endowment) "When she got married, she got dowered"
S: (v) tip, fee, bung (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on) "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward"
S: (v) bequeath, will, leave (leave or give by will after one's death) "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
S: (v) devise (give by will, especially real property)
S: (v) pass on (give to or transfer possession of) "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
S: (v) propagate (transmit from one generation to the next) "propagate these characteristics"
S: (v) hand down (passed on, as by inheritance) "This ring was handed down through many generations"
S: (v) remember (show appreciation to) "He remembered her in his will"
S: (v) fee-tail, entail (limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs)
S: (v) surrender, cede, deliver, give up (relinquish possession or control over) "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
S: (v) yield up (surrender, as a result of pressure or force)
S: (v) sell (give up for a price or reward) "She sold her principles for a successful career"
S: (v) treat (provide with a gift or entertainment) "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
S: (v) donate (give to a charity or good cause) "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"
S: (v) pledge, subscribe (pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals) "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"
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) establish, give (bring about) "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
S: (v) 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?"
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) feed, give (give food to) "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
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) 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"