yield
n 1: production of a certain amount [syn: {output}]
2: the income arising from land or other property; "the average
return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds},
{take}, {takings}, {payoff}]
3: an amount of a product [syn: {fruit}]
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, esp. 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 cow won't
give much milk" [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; as of investments; "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}]