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yield
     n 1: production of a certain amount [syn: {output}]
     2: an amount of a product [syn: {fruit}]
     3: the income arising from land or other property; "the average
        return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds},
        {take}, {takings}, {payoff}]
     4: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created
        (usually within a given period of time); "production was
        up in the second quarter" [syn: {output}, {production}]
     v 1: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble";
          "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
          [syn: {give}, {afford}]
     2: end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The
        door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn:
         {give way}]
     3: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This
        year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate
        renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {return},
         {give}, {generate}]
     4: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control
        of another [syn: {concede}, {cede}, {grant}]
     5: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: {relent}, {soften}]
        [ant: {stand}]
     6: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The
        park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the
        crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {give}, {ease up}]
     7: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
        [syn: {give}, {bring about}]
     8: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: {concede},
         {grant}]
     9: be fatally overwhelmed [syn: {succumb}] [ant: {survive}]
     10: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this
         savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {pay}, {bear}]
     11: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material
         doesn't give" [syn: {give}]
     12: cease opposition; stop fighting
     13: consent reluctantly [syn: {give in}, {succumb}, {knuckle
         under}, {buckle under}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0


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