From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
give away
v 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" [syn:
{unwrap}, {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal},
{discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {break}, {give away}, {let
out}]
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" [syn: {denounce},
{tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit},
{shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
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