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gavegave /ɡeɪv/ verb ► gave ... absolution Pope Leo gave him absolution. ► gave ... assent Parliament gave its assent to war. ► gave ... blast The station master gave a blast on his whistle and we were off. ► gave ... the brush-off She gave him the brush-off. ► gave ... a big build-up The presenter gave her a big build-up. ► gave chase Police spotted the car and gave chase (=chased it). ► gave ... clout He gave him a clout round the ear. ► gave ... a drubbing Ireland gave England a drubbing at Twickenham. ► gave ... entrée My family name gave me an entrée into upper-class Boston society. ► gave freely She gave freely to charity. ► gave ... a fright You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that! ► gave a ... gasp She gave a little gasp and clutched George’s hand. ► gave ... the heebie-jeebies Looking into the dark cave gave me the heebie-jeebies. ► gave ... hug Paul gave me a big hug. ► gave ... impetus to The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research. ► gave ... a lift John gave me a lift home. ► gave ... the lowdown Ryan gave me the lowdown on the meeting. ► gave ... a makeover It’s time we gave the kitchen a makeover. ► gave ... massage Joan gave me a gentle neck massage. ► gave ... moan She gave a little moan of pleasure. ► gave ... nip His dog gave me a painful nip on the leg. ► gave ... nod I showed the doorman my card and he gave a friendly nod. ► gave ... nudge Hannah gave me a gentle nudge. ► gave ... ovation Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation. ► gave ... pat Mrs Dodd gave the child a pat on the head. ► gave ... peck on the cheek He gave her a quick peck on the cheek. ► gave ... pep talk Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk. ► gave ... pointers Ralph gave me some pointers on my golf swing. ► gave ... pull He gave her a sharp pull forward. ► gave ... rinse I gave my hands a quick rinse. ► gave ... a running commentary She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street. ► gave ... a scare You really gave us a scare! ► gave ... scratch He brushed his hair and gave his scalp a good scratch. ► gave ... scrub I gave the floor a good scrub. ► gave ... send-off The department gave Tom a send-off he won’t forget! ► gave ... shout Tom gave a shout of laughter when he saw them. ► gave ... shower We gave a shower for Beth. ► gave ... shudder The building gave a sudden shudder. ► gave ... sidelong glance He gave Oliver a sidelong glance. ► gave ... slap Julia gave Roy a slap on the cheek. ► gave ... sniff She gave a loud sniff. ► gave ... snort He gave a loud snort. ► gave ... squeeze Marty gave her hand a little squeeze. ► gave ... undertaking Both organizations gave an undertaking to curb violence among their members. ► gave ... wedgie He gave me a wedgie. ► gave ... a whack She gave the ball a whack. ► gave ... a wink He gave her a wink. ► gave ... a yank He gave the rope a yank. the past tense of give |