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Definition of Give away

1. Verb. Make a gift of. "She gave away her antique furniture"

2. Verb. Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. "They give away that there was a traffic accident "; "Unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

3. Verb. Formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father.

4. Verb. Give away information about somebody. "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

Definition of Give away

1. Verb. (transitive) To make a gift of (something). ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To relinquish control over. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father. ¹

4. Verb. (reflexive transitive) To unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc. ¹

6. Verb. (sports) to concede ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Away

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime give a monkey's give a person line give a rat's arse give a ring give a sneck posset give about give against give an eye-tooth give and take

give as good as one gets give away (current term) give away the store give back give birth give by give care give chase give cry give curry

give ear give forth give heed give him enough rope and he'll hang himself

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