'give way' definitions:

Definition of 'give way'

From: WordNet
verb
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, give, ease up, yield]
verb
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, give way, break, founder]
verb
End resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn: give way, yield]
verb
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down]

Synonyms of 'give way'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'give way'