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What does give way mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word give way? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To yield to persistent persuasion.
  2. To collapse or break under physical stresses.
  3. To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by.
  4. To give precedence to other road users.
  5. To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech.
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The river was wide at this point of crossing, and the ice could easily give way.
Unfortunately, as old houses and small lanes give way to skyscrapers, ancient trees have been chopped down.
As we waited, annoyed discontent began to give way to barely controllable rage.
The entrenched systems of control in the Arab world are beginning to give way.
He dug out his key and stuck it in the lock, feeling the tumblers give way.
It is distressing to see the impulse for integration give way to calls for segregation.

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