Break and Yield

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Yield and break are semantically related in give way topic. In some cases you can use "Yield" instead a verb "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Yield verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.

Usage example: the door soon yielded to the battering ram

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Break and yield are semantically related in grant topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Yield", if it concerns topics such as give in.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

high	high break	high yield
full	full break	full yield
best	best break	best yield
certain	certain break	certain yield
Other adjectives: total, entire, final, magical, biggest.

power	break power	yield power
time	break time	yield time
game	break game	yield game
bones	break bones	yield bones
Other words: news, weapon, sword, legs.

When they say that the pestilence won't stop "until you break/until you yield," you believe it.

Source: Ominous Latin Chanting
Ten-year-olds go on the Net, downloading encryption we can barely break, not to mention instructions on how to make a low-yield nuclear device.

Source: Film / Enemy of the State
The best example is Shino, who gets Kiba to surrender their qualifier match in Sasuke's tournament by grabbing him in a submission hold and then threatening to break his arm if Kiba doesn't yield.

Source: Combat Pragmatist / Fan Fiction

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