YIELD UP
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)
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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