All 3 Uses of
yield
in
1984 by Orwell
- Wherever his hands moved it was all as yielding as water.
p. 124..6 (definition 1)yielding = soft (giving way)
- It was filled with some kind of heavy, sand-like stuff which yielded wherever you touched it.
p. 140..8 (definition 1) *yielded = gave way (was pushed back)
- All of the disputed territories contain valuable minerals, and some of them yield important vegetable products such as rubber which in colder climates it is necessary to synthesize by comparatively expensive methods.
p. 187..6 (definition 2) *yield = produce
Definitions:
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(1) (yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
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(2) (yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced