Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Yield
Yield verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the sort of embarrassing question that seldom yields an honest answer
How words are described
| high | high kill | high yield |
| low | low kill | low yield |
| best | best kill | best yield |
| normal | normal kill | normal yield |
| Other adjectives: certain, total, potential, final, highest, higher. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, fighting high level enemies has the opposite effect; the level 60 Guardians near the final boss can yield a level for every two of them you kill (assuming you can kill them).
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Captain Hampton argues that the nuclear weapons used to try to kill Godzilla in the 1950s were "firecrackers" in the kiloton range compared to modern variable-yield nukes.
Source: Film / Godzilla (2014) -
In Time Crisis 2, 3, and 4, hitting non-armored Mooks anywhere will kill them, but headshots yield the most points, followed by body shots, then limb shots.
Source: Boom, Headshot
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