slide down vs give way

slide down and give way both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of slide down include break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give.

slide down (verb)	give way (verb)
fall or sink heavily	stop operating or functioning
	end resistance, as under pressure or force
	move in order to make room for someone for something
	break down, literally or metaphorically