[verb] move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" Synonyms:move over, give, ease up, yield
[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" Synonyms:collapse, fall in, cave in, give, break, founder
[verb] end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" Synonyms:yield
[verb] stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" Synonyms:fail, go bad, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down