Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Payment.
- noun Compliance; assent; surrender.
- noun A giving away under physical pressure; a settling.
- Inclined or fit to yield, in any sense of the word; especially, soft; compliant; unresisting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating.
- adjective (Law) the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
yield . - adjective
docile , orinclined togive way topressure - noun a
concession
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
- adjective inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
- adjective tending to give in or surrender or agree
- noun a verbal act of admitting defeat
- noun the act of conceding or yielding
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Examples
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'The _method and nature_ of this yielding' [of _this yielding_ -- SUBJECTION is the question] 'must also be diligently examined; as, _for instance_, whether the motions' [ 'of liberty'] 'completely cease, or exert themselves, but are constrained; for in all bodies with which we are acquainted, _there is no real, but an apparent rest, either in the whole, or in the parts_.
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Delia Bacon 1835
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Thor came to rescue Bill, and once again yielding Stormbreaker, Bill tricked the Skrulls and defeated them.
Hero/Villain of the Week! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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To all appearances, a runaway yacht was careering madly over the bight, and now and again yielding a little bit to control in a desperate effort to make Benicia.
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I know that I was weak in yielding to my mother's will.
Chapter 45 2010
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The utility of a bottom up approach in yielding accurate descriptions of systems in no way implies that the causal origin of such systems can be accounted for this way.
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The head of discipline came in yielding a scissors.
Notes From Will Will 2008
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The head of discipline came in yielding a scissors.
Archive 2008-12-01 Will 2008
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Even yielding is what a knight does on the field of battle when he accepts that he has lost.
WE RULE THE WORLD; WE JUST LEAVE THEM THE DRY PARTS arhyalon 2007
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Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.
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Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.
Balkinization 2006
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