Give vs. Gimme

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Giveverb

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

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To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).

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To make a present or gift of.

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To pledge.

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To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.

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To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.

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To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).

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To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like.

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To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.

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(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).

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(intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.

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(intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.

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(transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.

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(intransitive) To lead (onto or into).

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To provide a view of.

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To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.

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To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

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To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.

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To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.

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To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

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To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).

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(dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.

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(reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).

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(obsolete) To become soft or moist.

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(obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.

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(obsolete) To have a misgiving.

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To be going on, to be occurring

Givenoun

(uncountable) The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

Giveverb

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.

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To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.

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To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.

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To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.

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To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.

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To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.

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To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.

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To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; - used principally in the passive form given.

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To allow or admit by way of supposition.

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To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

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To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.

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To pledge; as, to give one's word.

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To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.

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To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.

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To give a gift or gifts.

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To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.

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To become soft or moist.

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To move; to recede.

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To shed tears; to weep.

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To have a misgiving.

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To open; to lead.

Givenoun

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Giveverb

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense;

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be the cause or source of;

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transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody;

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convey or reveal information;

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convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow;

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organize or be responsible for;

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convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;

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give as a present; make a gift of;

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bring about;

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dedicate;

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give or supply;

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tell or deposit (information) knowledge;

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bring about;

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leave with; give temporarily;

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emit or utter;

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endure the loss of;

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place into the hands or custody of;

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give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;

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give (as medicine);

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give or convey physically;

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bestow;

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bestow, especially officially;

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move in order to make room for someone for something;

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give food to;

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contribute to some cause;

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break down, literally or metaphorically;

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estimate the duration or outcome of something;

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execute and deliver;

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deliver in exchange or recompense;

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afford access to;

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present to view;

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perform for an audience;

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be flexible under stress of physical force;

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propose;

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legal use: accord by verdict;

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manifest or show;

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offer in good faith;

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submit for consideration, judgment, or use;

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guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion;

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allow to have or take;

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inflict as a punishment;

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occur;

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consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man;

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proffer (a body part);

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freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone)

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administer (medicine)

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hand over (an amount) in payment; pay

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used hyperbolically to express how greatly one wants to have or do something

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commit or entrust

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freely set aside or devote for a purpose

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(of a man) sanction the marriage of (his daughter) to someone

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(of a woman) consent to have sexual intercourse with (a man)

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used to present a speaker or entertainer or when making a toast

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cause or allow (someone or something) to have or experience (something); provide with

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provide (love or other emotional support) to

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sentence (someone) to (a specified penalty)

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allot (a score) to

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allow (someone) to have (a specified amount of time) for an activity or undertaking

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pass on (an illness or infection) to (someone)

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pass (a message) to (someone)

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make a connection to allow (someone) to speak to (someone else) on the telephone

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carry out or perform (a specified action)

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produce (a sound)

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present (an appearance or impression)

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provide (a party or social meal) as host or hostess

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yield as a product or result

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emit odour, vapour, or similar substances

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concede (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone)

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place a specified value on (something)

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(of an umpire or referee) declare whether or not (a player) is out or offside

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adjudicate that (a goal) has been legitimately scored

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state or put forward (information or argument)

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pledge or offer as a guarantee

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say to (someone) as an excuse or inappropriate answer

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deliver (a judgement) authoritatively

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predict that (an activity or relationship) will last no longer than (a specified time)

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tell what one knows

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alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break

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yield or give way to pressure

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concede defeat; surrender

Givenoun

capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure

Givenoun

ability to adapt; flexibility

Gimmenoun

(colloquial) That which is easily obtained, or certain to occur.

Gimmenoun

(golf) A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.

Gimme

In golf, a gimme is a shot that the other players agree can count automatically without being played. When a player has only a very short putt left to play, other players may grant a gimme (i.e., one stroke is counted), but the ball is not played.

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