yield (
http://definr.com/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]
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 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; 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]