give way

verb

1. 1

   stop operating or functioning

   The engine finally went

   The car died on the road

2. 2

   end resistance, as under pressure or force

   The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram

3. 3

   move in order to make room for someone for something

   The park gave way to a supermarket

   `Move over,' he told the crowd

4. 4

   break down, literally or metaphorically

   The wall collapsed

   The business collapsed