yield :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (14)

n. production of a certain amount

n. an amount of a product

n. the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Verbs (35)

yield

v. cease opposition; stop fighting

give, yield

v. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

succumb, yield

v. be fatally overwhelmed

give way, yield

v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

yield, relent, soften

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

concede, yield, grant

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

render, yield, return, give, generate

v. 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"

yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under

v. consent reluctantly

move over, give way, give, ease up, yield

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

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Fuzzynyms (201)

descendants, posterity

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

kin, kinsperson, family

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

offspring, progeny, issue

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

successor, heir

n. a person who inherits some title or office

descendant, descendent

n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

house

n. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

relations, dealings

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

home, place

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

dividend

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

tangible possession, material possession

n. property or belongings that are tangible

investment, investment funds

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money

n. goods or money obtained illegally

abnegate

v. surrender (power or a position); "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"

capitulate

v. surrender under agreed conditions

concede

v. acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

abdicate, renounce

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

twist

v. form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

flex, bend, deform, twist, turn

v. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

deliver, drive home

v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

release, relinquish, resign, free, give up

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

obey

v. be obedient to

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

submit

v. yield to the control of another

yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under

v. consent reluctantly

capitulate

v. surrender under agreed conditions

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

bear, hold

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

support

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nourish, nurture, sustain

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

invest, clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

deal

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

allow

v. grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

surrender, relinquish

v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another

foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

vacate, resign, renounce, give up

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

deliver, drive home

v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

abdicate, renounce

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

transfer

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

refund, return, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

arouse, stir

v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego

v. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

misplace, mislay, lose

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

invest, put, commit, place

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund

v. invest money in government securities

invest, clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

compromise

v. settle by concession

accept, consent, go for

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

propitiate, appease

v. make peace with

admit, acknowledge

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

admit, allow in, let in, intromit

v. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

concede, profess, confess

v. admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

surrender, give up

v. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

fall

v. yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"

deliver, drive home

v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

capitulate

v. surrender under agreed conditions

yield, relent, soften

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

exchange, change, interchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

bend

v. change direction; "The road bends"

flex, bend

v. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

Synonyms (5)

give

v. occur; "what gives?"

gratify, pander, indulge

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

ease

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

Antonyms (17)

input, input data

n. any data prepared to be processed by a program

resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it

v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

stand, remain firm

v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

yield

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