give me... (119/365)

...found on a wall in Richmond, VA.

Noun

• S: (n) give, spring, springiness (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)

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) 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) give, pay, devote (dedicate) "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
• 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) give, render (bestow) "give homage"; "render thanks"
• 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) contribute, give, chip in, kick in (contribute to some cause) "I gave at the office"
• 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"
• S: (v) give (execute and deliver) "Give bond"
• S: (v) give (deliver in exchange or recompense) "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
• S: (v) afford, open, give (afford access to) "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
• S: (v) give (present to view) "He gave the sign to start"
• S: (v) give (perform for an audience) "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
• S: (v) give, yield (be flexible under stress of physical force) "This material doesn't give"
• S: (v) give (propose) "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
• S: (v) give (accord by verdict) "give a decision for the plaintiff"
• S: (v) give (manifest or show) "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
• S: (v) give (offer in good faith) "He gave her his word"
• S: (v) give (submit for consideration, judgment, or use) "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
• S: (v) give (guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion) "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
• S: (v) give (allow to have or take) "I give you two minutes to respond"
• S: (v) give (inflict as a punishment) "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
• S: (v) give (occur) "what gives?"
• S: (v) give (consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man) "She gave herself to many men"
• S: (v) give (proffer (a body part)) "She gave her hand to her little sister"

Definition of "give" from Princeton's WordNet


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