go down vs give way

go down and give way both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go down	No	No	Yes	No
give way	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give way is a hypernym of go down; that is, give way is a word with a broader meaning than go down:

Other hypernyms of go down include break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, go, go bad.

go down (verb)	give way (verb)
grow smaller	stop operating or functioning
stop operating	end resistance, as under pressure or force
be defeated	move in order to make room for someone for something
be ingested	break down, literally or metaphorically
go under
disappear beyond the horizon
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
be recorded or remembered