Source : WordNet®

give way
     v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The
          park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told
          the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give}, {ease up}, {yield}]
     2: 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" [syn: {collapse},
         {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {break}, {founder}]
     3: end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The
        door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn:
         {yield}]
     4: 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" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {die}, {give
        out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]