‘It’s better to be ____, than to be receiving.’ (A slight tweaking on an old adage).

verb

1. To make a present of

   "give a doll to a child"

2. To grant or bestow by formal action

   "the law gives citizens the right to vote"

3. To accord or yield to another

   "gave him her confidence"

4. To put into the possession of another for his or her use

   "gave me his phone number"

5. To commit to another as a trust or responsibility and usually for an expressed reason
6. To transfer from one's authority or custody

   "the sheriff gave the prisoner to the warden"

7. To execute and deliver

   "all employees must give bond"

8. To convey to another

   "give them my regards"

9. To offer to the action of another proffer

   "gave her his hand"

10. To yield (oneself) to a man in sexual intercourse
11. To present in public performance

    "give a concert"

12. To present to view or observation

    "gave the signal to start"

13. To provide by way of entertainment

    "give a party"

14. To propose as a toast
15. To designate as a share or portion allot

    "all the earth to thee and to thy race I give"

16. To make assignment of (a name)
17. To set forth as an actual or hypothetical datum

    "give the dimensions of the room"

18. To attribute in thought or utterance ascribe

    "gave the credit to you"

19. To yield as a product, consequence, or effect produce

    "cows give milk"

20. To bring forth bear
21. To yield possession of by way of exchange pay
22. To dispose of for a price sell
23. To deliver by some bodily action

    "gave him a push"

24. To carry out (a movement, facial expression, etc.)

    "gave a cynical smile"

25. To inflict as punishment
26. To award by formal verdict

    "judgment was given against the plaintiff"

27. To offer for consideration, acceptance, or use

    "gives no reason for his absence"

28. To suffer the loss of sacrifice

    "gallantly gave his life for his country"

29. To offer as appropriate or due especially to something higher or more worthy

    "gave his spirit to God"

30. To apply freely or fully devote

    "gave themselves to their work"

31. To offer as a pledge

    "I give you my word"

32. To cause one to have or receive

    "mountains always gave him pleasure"

33. To cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure
34. To allow one to have or take

    "give me time"

35. To lead or attempt to lead
36. To care to the extent of

    "didn't give a hoot"

37. To make gifts or presents

    "gave generously to charities"

38. To yield to physical force or strain
39. To collapse from the application of force or pressure

    "The canvas chair gave under her weight."

40. To undergo or submit to change

    "for the strike to be settled, something has to give"

41. To afford a view or passage open

    "the window gives onto the terrace"

42. To enter wholeheartedly into an activity
43. To be happening

    "wants to know what gives"

adjective

1. Giving or having power to give life and spirit invigorating

noun

1. Self-sacrifice

   "encouraged self-giving in their community"

adjective

1. Self-sacrificing

   "… one of the most self-giving, compassionate persons I know …"

noun

1. A ceremony at which prizes are awarded

noun

1. A record of debit see debit and credit see credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern
2. A statement of transactions during a fiscal period and the resulting balance
3. Reckoning, computation
4. A statement explaining one's conduct

   "She was asked to give an account of her actions."

5. A statement or exposition of reasons, causes, or motives

   "no satisfactory account of these phenomena"

6. A reason for an action basis

   "On that account I must refuse."

7. An arrangement in which a person uses the Internet or email services of a particular company
8. Value, importance

   "It's of no account to me."

9. Esteem

   "stood high in their account"

10. Advantage

    "turned her wit to good account"

11. Careful thought consideration

    "factoring all of these issues into account"

12. A usually mental record track

    "Keep account of all you do."

13. A description of facts, conditions, or events report, narrative

    "the newspaper account of the fire"

14. a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern
15. a statement of transactions during a fiscal period and the resulting balance
16. reckoning, computation

noun

1. The mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth
2. A light breeze
3. Breath
4. Outward appearance of a thing

   "an air of luxury"

5. A surrounding or pervading influence atmosphere

   "an air of mystery"

6. The look, appearance, or bearing of a person especially as expressive of some personal quality or emotion demeanor

   "an air of dignity"

7. An artificial or affected manner

   "put on airs"

8. Nothingness
9. Empty space
10. A sudden severance of relations

    "She gave me the air."

11. Tune, melody

    "a lilting air"

12. The chief voice part or melody in choral music
13. An accompanied song or melody in usually strophic form
14. An air-conditioning system

    "a house with central air"

15. Public utterance

    "He gave air to his opinion."

16. A football offense utilizing primarily the forward pass

    "Trailing by 20 points, the team took to the air."

17. The height achieved in performing an aerial maneuver

    "a snowboarder catching big air"

18. Compressed air

noun

1. A cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood
2. A hammer with a sharp edge for dressing see dress or spalling stone
3. Removal from office or release from employment dismissal
4. Abrupt elimination or severe reduction of something

   "Unlimited expense accounts, signing bonuses, and office plants—all are getting the ax =being cut or eliminated thanks to corporate cost-cutting measures."

5. Any of several musical instruments (such as a guitar or a saxophone)

noun

1. A hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck
2. Doorbell
3. The sounding of a bell as a signal
4. A stroke of a bell (as on shipboard) to indicate the time
5. A half hour period of a watch on shipboard indicated by the strokes of a bell see Ship's Bells Table
6. The corolla of a flower
7. A bell-shaped organ or part (such as the dewlap of a moose)
8. The part of the capital of a column between the abacus and neck molding
9. The flared end of a wind instrument
10. The open mouth of a nozzle (such as of the exhaust of a jet engine)

    "The heating was so intense … that the gas went rushing out the tail of the engine at 30,000 feet per second, or twice the speed at which exhaust leaves the bell of a conventional engine."

11. A percussion instrument consisting of metal bars or tubes that when struck give out tones resembling bells
12. Glockenspiel

noun

1. A stylized gesture in which two people clasp hands (as in greeting or solidarity) and that often involves a variety of additional gestures (such as bumping fists, snapping fingers, and slapping palms)

   "Across the U.S. and around the globe, the dap has various marvelous permutations among melanated people. It might be a loud smack of hands, followed by a grip and a shoulder lean-in. Or a four-fingered shake, then sliding together of fingers, then the shoulder lean-in and a back slap. Each gesture wordlessly denotes the depth of respect and intimacy the two people share."