Fail and Yield

Fail

Fail verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.

Usage example: ever since she reached the age of 90, Grandma has been noticeably failing

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Yield and fail are semantically related In some cases you can use "Yield" instead a verb "Fail".

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

power	fail power	yield power
number	fail number	yield number
stage	fail stage	yield stage
time	fail time	yield time
Other words: level, money, game, points.

So if just one plate goes off too early, the chain-reaction will fail and a full-yield detonation won't occur.

Source: Cutting the Knot
MythBusters (see above) once had a myth fail to yield useful resultsthe Supersize JATO Rocket Car, because the rocket car blew up before it could launch off the ramp.

Source: Broke the Rating Scale
In a variation (really more of a Failure Gambit Gone Horribly Right), the person will fail at the initial task as planned, but somehow manage not to accomplish the hidden goal that the failure was supposed to yield.

Source: Springtime for Hitler

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