give ground

Verb

Meaning

give ground (third-person singular simple present gives ground, present participle giving ground, simple past gave ground, past participle given ground)

To retreat; to yield an advantage.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

ret budge retreat retire cede recede go back backtrack fall back give way pull out give in pull back back away back off
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Antonyms

gain ground beat back

Examples

Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since. George Foreman

James 1987, p. 251. The undercarriage was lengthened to give ground clearance for the initial 7 ft 7 inch Rotol airscrews. Source: Internet

The dispositions of Maxentius may have been faulty as his troops seem to have been arrayed with the River Tiber too close to their rear, giving them little space to allow re-grouping in the event of their formations being forced to give ground. Source: Internet

Even poor whites, if allowed, would take a stab at you no matter how much you have achieved; but only if you give ground. Source: Internet

Yarborough refused to give ground and as he pulled alongside Allison, his left side tires left the pavement and went into the wet and muddy infield grass. Source: Internet

Eventually, Hector breaks Ajax' spear with his sword, forcing him to give ground, and he sets the ship on fire. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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