Give Away

1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 2. to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please. 3. to place in someone's care: If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet. 4. to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone: Give me a chance. 5. to impart or communicate: to give advice; to give a cold to someone. 6. to set forth or show; present; offer: He gave no reason for his lateness. 7. to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something: They gave five dollars for the picture. He gave me the car for $800. 8. to furnish, provide, or proffer: to give evidence; Let me give you my umbrella before you go out in this rain. 9. to provide as an entertainment or social function: to give a New Year's Eve party. 10. to deal or administer: to give a blow to someone; to give medicine to a patient. 11. to put forth, emit, or utter; issue: to give a cry; to give a command. 12. to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning (usually used passively): These facts being given, the argument makes sense. 13. to produce, yield, or afford: to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week. 14. to make, do, or perform: to give a start; to give a lurch. 15. to perform or present publicly: to give a play; to give a concert. 16. to cause; be responsible for (usually followed by an infinitive): They gave me to understand that you would be there. 17. to care about something to the value or extent of (something fanciful): I don't give a hoot about his opinion. 18. to relinquish or sacrifice: to give one's life for a cause. 19. to convey or transmit: Give Aunt Betty my love. 20. to assign or allot: Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”. 21. to bestow (the object of one's choice) upon, as if by providence: Give me the wide open spaces anytime. 22. to be connected with, as by a telephone operator: Give me 235-7522. 23. to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas. 24. to attribute or ascribe: to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist. 25. to cause or occasion: She gives me a pain in the neck. 26. to apply fully or freely: He gives his free time to golf. 27. to award by verdict or after consideration: A decision was given for the defendant. 28. to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of: The judge gave him five years. 29. to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver: He gave her his promise. Can you give bond? 30. to propose as the subject of a toast (followed by an indirect object): Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country. 31. to bear to a man; deliver (followed by an indirect object): She gave him a beautiful baby boy. 32. to sire upon a woman; father (followed by an indirect object): He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage. 33. to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.