give way vs misfire

give way is not a noun while misfire is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give way	No	No	Yes	No
misfire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, misfire is a hyponym of give way; that is, misfire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give way:

Other hyponyms of give way include crash, go down, blow, blow out, burn out, malfunction, misfunction.

give way (noun)	misfire (noun)
	an explosion that fails to occur
	a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

give way (verb)	misfire (verb)
stop operating or functioning	fail to fire or detonate
end resistance, as under pressure or force
move in order to make room for someone for something
break down, literally or metaphorically