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YIELD UP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does yield up mean?

• YIELD UP (verb)
The verb YIELD UP has 1 sense:

1. surrender, as a result of pressure or force

Familiarity information: YIELD UP used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• YIELD UP (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Surrender, as a result of pressure or force

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "yield up" is one way to...):

cede; deliver; give up; surrender (relinquish possession or control over)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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