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Give away has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

make a gift of

"She gave away her antique furniture"

2

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"

"The actress won't reveal how old she is"

"bring out the truth"

"he broke the news to her"

"unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

"The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"

3

formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

4

give away information about somebody

"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

5

To make a gift of (something).

Example Sentences
"She gave away her antique furniture" verb
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold" verb
"The actress won't reveal how old she is" verb
"bring out the truth" verb
"he broke the news to her" verb
"unwrap the evidence in the murder case" verb
"The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" verb
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
give tell hand over inform
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
blackwash muckrake blow out come out of the closet spring betray confide leak spill the beans reveal sell someone out
Rhyming Words
way away sway tway byway beway howay noway alway ioway myway amway elway on way ordway dugway forway iceway rahway subway
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