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give way

give way

 
See:
way
part of speech: phrase
definition: to collapse or fall apart.
The roof gave way after a big snowstorm.
synonyms:
collapse
similar words:
break, buckle, burst, cave in, crumble, crumple, disintegrate, fall, shatter