All 9 Uses

yield
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Outlander
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I yielded my horse and my bags with good grace, having little other choice.
p. 149.1 *

yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
They're a root crop that will keep for a long time, and the yield is better than wheat.
p. 496.6 *

yield = production
I sat up in the narrow cot, clutching the hand I had smashed against the unyielding wall next to my bed.†
p. 571.5

unyielding = strict, firm, or hard (not giving in, not giving way, or not giving up)

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unyielding means not and reverses the meaning of yielding. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
I left his chamber, numbed, and leaned against the white stone wall outside, cooling my flushed cheek against the unyielding blocks, ignoring the stares of Murtagh and Brother William.†
p. 586.9
He put his forehead hard against mine and yielded himself to me with a quivering sigh.
p. 616.5

yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
I wouldna say many liked it, but most would yield what they had to.†
p. 62.3
The stairway yielded one benefit.†
p. 524.1
Suspicion yielded temporarily to the demands of hospitality.†
p. 541.3
The flames of the white candles before the statues of St. Giles and the Blessed Mother flickered and jumped occasionally, as the burning wicks yielded an occasional imperfection, a momentary sputter of wax or moisture.†
p. 580.6

Definitions:

(1) (yield as in: will yield valuable data)
to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced
(2) (yield as in: yield to pressure)
to give in, give way, or give up
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)