give
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~ transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
give
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~ endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
give
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~ emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
give back
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~ pay back; "Please refund me my money"
give chase
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~ go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
give
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~ be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
give
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~ deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
give
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~ inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
give
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~ give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
give a damn
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~ show no concern or interest; always used in the negative; "I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her job"
give
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~ propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
give
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~ 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
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~ perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
give
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~ give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
give
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~ present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
give
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~ convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
give away
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~ formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
give
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~ guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
give
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~ offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"