give :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (3)

give, spring, springiness

n. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Verbs (55)

give

v. perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"

give

v. emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"

give

v. occur; "what gives?"

give

v. manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"

give

v. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"

give

v. propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

give

v. give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"

give

v. proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"

give

v. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

give

v. submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"

give

v. guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"

give

v. present to view; "He gave the sign to start"

give, yield

v. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

feed, give

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

grant, give

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

give, leave with

v. 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?"

impart, leave, give, pass on

v. transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

contribute, give, chip in, kick in

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

give, gift, present

v. give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

render, yield, return, give, generate

v. 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"

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

v. 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"

move over, give way, give, ease up, yield

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. 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"

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Fuzzynyms (199)

adaptability

n. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

flexibility, flexibleness

n. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

confabulate

v. unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

rehearse, practise, practice

v. engage in a rehearsal (of)

confabulate

v. unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

transcribe

v. write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"

read, register, show, record

v. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

transliterate, transcribe

v. rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"

transcribe

v. make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"

place, put, set

v. estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

treat, care for

v. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

poultice, plaster

v. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

transfer

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with

v. be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

check

v. hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"

leave, entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

keep, look after, have charge of

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

keep, maintain

v. maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego

v. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

crop, browse, graze, range, pasture

v. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"

devour, down, consume, go through

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

devour, guttle, raven, pig

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

keep, maintain

v. maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

support

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feed, feast

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

forage

v. wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

leave, allow for, allow, provide

v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

award, grant

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

convey, transmit, communicate

v. transfer to another; "communicate a disease"

spell

v. take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"

show

v. finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"

donate

v. 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"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

advance

v. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

bear, hold

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

support

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nourish, nurture, sustain

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

invest, clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

deal

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

v. 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"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. 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"

allow

v. grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify

v. render holy by means of religious rites

practice, practise, exercise, do

v. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

donate

v. 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"

invest, clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

deal

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. 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"

allow

v. grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

exchange, change, interchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

bend

v. change direction; "The road bends"

flex, bend

v. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

assign, allot, portion

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

award, grant

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

invest, put, commit, place

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund

v. invest money in government securities

shower

v. provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

invest, clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

v. 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"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

Synonyms (13)

yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under

v. consent reluctantly

hand

v. guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

ease

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

restore, restitute

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

refund, return, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

Antonyms (17)

starve

v. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"

deprive

v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

quench

v. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

take away

v. take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

dispossess

v. deprive of the possession of real estate

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

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