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  • 101give — [[t]gɪv[/t]] v. gave, giv•en, giv•ing, n. 1) to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation: to give a birthday present to someone[/ex] 2) to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please[/ex] 3) to place in someone s care: I gave the… …

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  • 102give — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession of freely; hand over as a present (gave them her old curtains; gives to cancer research). 2 tr. a transfer the ownership of with or without… …

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  • 103break — 1. verb 1) Syn: shatter, smash, crack, snap, fracture, fragment, splinter, split, burst; informal bust 2) the coffee machine has broken Syn: stop working, break down, give out …

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  • 104Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) — Infobox Single Name = Give It Away Artist = Red Hot Chili Peppers from Album = Blood Sugar Sex Magik B side = Search and Destroy Soul to Squeeze Released = 1991 Format = CD, vinyl Recorded = May June 1991 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 4:43… …

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  • 105break the news — Synonyms and related words: air, announce, break it to, breathe, bring word, come out with, confide, confide to, divulgate, divulge, evulgate, give a report, give out, give tidings of, give vent to, inform, let get around, let in on, let out,… …

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  • 106give — verb (past gave; past participle given) (usu. give something to or give someone something) 1》 freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have.     ↘communicate or impart (a message).     ↘commit, consign, or entrust.     ↘cause to… …

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  • 107give*/*/*/ — [gɪv] (past tense gave [geɪv] ; past participle given [ˈgɪv(ə)n] ) verb I 1) [T] to provide someone with something Could you give me that pen?[/ex] We don t know what to give Dad for Christmas.[/ex] I gave the keys to John.[/ex] 2) [T] to make… …

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  • 108Give Up — For other uses, see Give Up (disambiguation). Give Up Studio album by The Postal Service …

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  • 109Give Me Liberty — For other uses, see Give Me Liberty (disambiguation). Give Me Liberty Cover to Give Me Liberty #1. Art by Dave Gibbons. Publication information …

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  • 110Break 'Em All — Infobox VG title = Break Em All developer = Warashi publisher = D3 Publisher designer = released = vgrelease|JP=October 27 2005vgrelease|NA=June 20 2006vgrelease|EU=September 29 2006 genre = Puzzle modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings =… …

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