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yield
noun(yield)
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
yield
verb(yield)
be the cause or source of
Synonyms: afford, give,
yield
verb(yield)
end resistance, as under pressure or force
Synonyms: give way,
Examples:
The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram.
yield
verb(yield)
move in order to make room for someone for something
Synonyms: ease up, give, give way, move over,
yield
verb(yield)
consent reluctantly
Synonyms: buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb,
yield
verb(yield)
give or supply
Synonyms: generate, give, render, return,
Examples:
This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn.
yield
verb(yield)
be flexible under stress of physical force
Synonyms: give,
yield
verb(yield)
give in, as to influence or pressure
Synonyms: relent, soften,
Antonyms: stand,
yield
verb(yield)
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Synonyms: cede, concede, grant,
yield
noun(yield)
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
Synonyms: output, production,
yield
verb(yield)
be willing to concede
Synonyms: concede, grant,
yield
verb(yield)
bring in
Synonyms: bear, pay,
yield
noun(yield)
production of a certain amount
Synonyms: output,
yield
noun(yield)
an amount of a product
Synonyms: fruit,
yield
verb(yield)
be fatally overwhelmed
Synonyms: succumb,
yield
verb(yield)
cause to happen or be responsible for
Synonyms: give,
yield
verb(yield)
cease opposition; stop fighting

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