All 8 Uses of
yield
in
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- As for me, I didn't lag behind the others and I yielded to no one my share in these daily observations.
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
- They were like suits of armor that were both yielding and resistant, you might say.†
Chpt 1 (definition 2)
- This electric lamp was so constructed as to yield its maximum illuminating power.†
Chpt 2 (definition 2)
- It was for him, for him alone, that America had yielded up its precious metals.†
Chpt 2 (definition 2)
- Little by little the buzzing died down and the disemboweled hive yielded several pounds of sweet honey.†
Chpt 2 (definition 2)
- When his time was up, he yielded his equipment to another and reentered the foul air on board, always calm, unflinching, and uncomplaining.
Chpt 2 (definition 1)yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
- Defeated, mutilated, battered to death, the monsters finally yielded to us and disappeared beneath the waves.
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- Has the sea yielded up some novel secret to you?†
Chpt 2 (definition 2) *
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