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Noun: giveaway  'gi-vu,wey
  1. A gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
     
  2. An unintentional disclosure
     
  3. A television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards
    - game show
Verb: give away  giv u'wey
  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
    "give away the evidence in the murder case";
    - unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, let out, uncover, lay bare
     
  3. Formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
     
  4. Give away information about somebody
    "He gave away his classmate who had cheated on the exam";
    - denounce, tell on, betray, rat [informal], grass, shop [informal], snitch [informal], stag, squeak [informal]

Derived forms: gave away, given away, gives away, giveaways, giving away

Type of: broadcast, deliver, disclosure, gift, give, hand over, inform, present, program [N. Amer], programme [Brit, Cdn], render, revealing, revelation, tell, turn in