'To give on' definitions:
Definition of 'To give on'
From: GCIDE
- Give \Give\, v. i.
- 1. To give a gift or gifts. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To become soft or moist. [Obs.] --Bacon . [1913 Webster]
- 4. To move; to recede. [1913 Webster]
- Now back he gives, then rushes on amain. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To shed tears; to weep. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Whose eyes do never give But through lust and laughter. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To have a misgiving. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- My mind gives ye're reserved To rob poor market women. --J. Webster. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To open; to lead. [A Gallicism] [1913 Webster]
- This, yielding, gave into a grassy walk. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- To give back, to recede; to retire; to retreat. [1913 Webster]
- They gave back and came no farther. --Bunyan.
- To give in, to yield; to succumb; to acknowledge one's self beaten; to cease opposition. [1913 Webster]
- The Scots battalion was enforced to give in. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
- This consideration may induce a translator to give in to those general phrases. --Pope.
- To give off, to cease; to forbear. [Obs.] --Locke.
- To give on or
- To give upon. (a) To rush; to fall upon. [Obs.] (b) To have a view of; to be in sight of; to overlook; to look toward; to open upon; to front; to face. [A Gallicism: cf. Fr. donner sur.] [1913 Webster]
- Rooms which gave upon a pillared porch. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- The gloomy staircase on which the grating gave. --Dickens.
- To give out. (a) To expend all one's strength. Hence: (b) To cease from exertion; to fail; to be exhausted; as, my feet being to give out; the flour has given out.
- To give over, to cease; to discontinue; to desist. [1913 Webster]
- It would be well for all authors, if they knew when to give over, and to desist from any further pursuits after fame. --Addison.
- To give up, to cease from effort; to yield; to despair; as, he would never give up. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To give on'
- Give,
- Gives,
- Giving,
- Giving in,
- Giving out,
- To give,
- To give in,
- To give off,
- To give out,
- To give over,
- To give up,
- give in,
- give off,
- give out,
- give over,
- give the once over,
- give up,
- giving up,
- To give a handle,
- To give a loose,
- To give a say at,
- To give and take,
- To give away,
- To give back,
- To give battle,
- To give birth to,
- To give chase,
- To give ear to,
- To give effect to,
- To give forth,
- To give ground,
- To give head,
- To give large,
- To give line,
- To give place,
- To give points,
- To give possession,
- To give quarter,
- To give rein,
- To give room,
- To give the bag,
- To give the hand,
- To give the hand of,
- To give the head,
- To give the lie to,
- To give the mitten to,
- To give the rein to,
- To give the sack,
- To give the sack to,
- To give the whetstone,
- To give time,
- To give to the dogs,
- To give to wife,
- To give tongue,
- To give up the ghost,
- To give upon,
- To give vent to,
- To give way,
- give a damn,
- give a hand,
- give a hang,
- give a hoot,
- give a lift,
- give and take,
- give away,
- give back,
- give birth,
- give birth to,
- give care,
- give chase,
- give diligence,
- give ear,
- give forth,
- give ground,
- give it a try,
- give it a whirl,
- give notice,
- give or take,
- give rise,
- give suck,
- give thanks,
- give the axe,
- give the bounce,
- give the eye,
- give the gate,
- give the sack,
- give the word,
- give tongue to,
- give vent,
- give voice,
- give way,
- give way to,
- giving birth,
- giving medication,
- not give a hoot,
- To give a person line,
- To give one rope,
- To give one the bag,
- To give one the dor,
- To give one the head,
- To give one the slip,
- To give one to understand,
- To give one's self up,
- To give the time of day,
- To give way together,
- alms-giving,
- give full measure,
- give it the deep six,
- give one's best,
- give the glad eye,
- give-and-go,
- give-and-take,
- give-up the ghost,
- life-giving,
- self-giving,
- To give a piece of one's mind to,
- To give one the cold shoulder,
- To give one the lie in his throat,
- To give one's self away