give away meaning and definition

GIVE AWAY verb

Definition of give away (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"
   • synonyms: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap
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"
   • synonyms: betray, denounce, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on