| means | (noun) the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
give, spring, springiness |
| means | (verb) cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
give |
| means | (verb) be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
afford, yield, give |
| means | (verb) 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"
give |
| means | (verb) convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
give |
| means | (verb) 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"
give, pay |
| means | (verb) organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
throw, give, hold, have, make |
| means | (verb) convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
give, throw |
| means | (verb) give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
gift, give, present |
| means | (verb) cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
yield, give |
| means | (verb) dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
give, devote, pay |
| means | (verb) 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"
yield, render, give, generate, return |
| means | (verb) transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
give, pass on, impart, leave |
| means | (verb) bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
establish, give |
| means | (verb) 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?"
give |
| means | (verb) emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
give |
| means | (verb) endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
sacrifice, give |
| means | (verb) 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"
give, pass on, reach, pass, turn over, hand |
| means | (verb) 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"
dedicate, give, consecrate, devote, commit |
| means | (verb) give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
give |
| means | (verb) give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
give, apply |
| means | (verb) bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
give, render |
| means | (verb) bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
grant, give |
| means | (verb) move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
ease up, give way, yield, move over, give |
| means | (verb) give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
feed, give |
| means | (verb) contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
give, contribute, kick in, chip in |
| means | (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"
give, break, founder, fall in, collapse, cave in, give way |
| means | (verb) estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
give |
| means | (verb) execute and deliver; "Give bond"
give |
| means | (verb) deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
give |
| means | (verb) afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
give, open, afford |
| means | (verb) present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
give |
| means | (verb) perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
give |
| means | (verb) be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
give, yield |
| means | (verb) propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
give |
| means | (verb) accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
give |
| means | (verb) manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
give |
| means | (verb) offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
give |
| means | (verb) submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
give |
| means | (verb) guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
give |
| means | (verb) allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
give |
| means | (verb) inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
give |
| means | (verb) occur; "what gives?"
give |
| means | (verb) consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
give |
| means | (verb) proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
give |