giveawaynoun(GIFT)

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to give something to someone
giveGive me that dirty plate.
offerYour doctor should be able to offer advice.
provideThis booklet provides useful information about local services.
supplyThe lake supplies the whole town with water.
donateFour hundred dollars has been donated to the school book fund.
It's so cheap, we're practically giving it away.
The shop gave away a bottle of champagne to their 100th customer.
They've given away all their old books.
He gave away all his old records when he moved abroad.
If I can't sell it, I'll give it away.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Costing little or no money
affordable housing
budget
catchpenny
chargeless
cheap
comp
costless
dirt cheap
economical
economically
off-peak
small change
something for nothingidiom
super-cheap
supersaver
there's no such thing as a free lunchidiom
ultra-cheap
worthless
worthlessly
worthlessness

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Giving, providing and supplying

(SECRET)

B2
to tell people something secret, often without intending to: 泄露，暴露（秘密）
The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it away.办这个聚会本来是要给大家一个惊喜，可是沙伦泄漏了秘密。
give the game awayI won't give the game (= the information or plan) away.我不会泄密的。
The smoke from the fire gave their position away to the enemy.
He had inadvertently given away details of the bid to a rival firm.
The venue for their wedding is supposed to be a secret, so try not to give it away.
The company goes to great lengths not to give away details of their secret recipe.
The letter is supposed to be anonymous, but the handwriting gives it away.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Revealing secrets & becoming known
anti-secrecy
backchannel
bare
bare your heart/soulidiom
blow someone's coveridiom
blow/take the lid off somethingidiom
declassify
hold
huddle
kiss
rat
rat on someone/something
reintroduce
revealingly
revelatory
state's evidence
surface
tip
transpire
unravel

(GOAL/WIN)

to allow an opponent to score a goal or win a game by making a mistake or doing something very badly :
You can't give away goals as easily as we did and win games at this level.在这样的层次上，如果像我们这样轻易让对手进球的话，你是不可能取胜的。

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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
aet
against the run of playidiom
all out
blinder
blow someone away
box score
counterattack
crash
dead heat
draw
hammering
offensively
outpoint
outrun
point-scoring
points deduction
promedios
shutout
tank
winner

give someone away

phrasal verb with giveverbuk /ɡɪv/ us /ɡɪv/gave | given

(SHOW)

to show someone's secret feelings: 显露（某人）的感情；暴露（某人）的内心世界
She thinks no one knows how much she likes him, but her face when I said he'd be there really gave her away!她以为没有人知道她多么喜欢他，但是当我说他要去那儿时，她的表情把她的内心情感暴露无遗！

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Showing and demonstrating
act out
attest
bespeak
breastbeating
bring
define
indicate
masterclass
ostensive
ostensively
outlet
point (something/someone) out
point the wayidiom
reflect
reveal
unproven
unveil
unwrap
vent
virtue signalling

(MARRIAGE)

formal
in a marriage ceremony, to formally bring a woman who is getting married to the front of the church so that she is standing at the side of her future partner, and then to give permission for her to marry: （在婚礼上）将（新娘）交给（新郎）
The bride was given away by her father.新娘的父亲把她交给了新郎。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Weddings
altar
always a bridesmaid, never the brideidiom
arranged marriage
attendant
bachelor party
diamond anniversary
dower
dowry
elope
elopement
officiant
plight
pop the questionidiom
postnuptial
prenuptial
wedding bells
wedding breakfast
wedding dress
wedding gown
wedding night

give away something | American Dictionary

give away something

phrasal verb with giveverbus/ɡɪv/present participlegiving | past tensegave | past participlegiven

(TELL)

to tell a secret or show your feelings unintentionally:
I'm not giving away any plot surprises; read the review in the paper if you want to know them.
The look on her face gave her away (= showed her real feelings).

give away something

phrasal verb with giveverbus/ɡɪv/present participlegiving | past tensegave | past participlegiven

(SUPPLY FREE)

to supply something at no charge:
They’re giving away shopping bags.

give sth away | Business English

give sth away

phrasal verb with giveverb[ I or T ]uk /ɡɪv/uspast tensegave | past participlegiven
to provide or offer something to someone for free:
We're giving away thousands of free DVDs if you spend over $50!
He gave over half of his personal fortune away before he died.