Shift and Yield

Shift

Shift verb - To give up (something) and take something else in return.

Usage example: my brother and I shifted seats just before takeoff so that he could sit by the window

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

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Shift and yield are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Yield".

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

full	full shift	full yield
similar	similar shift	similar yield
total	total shift	total yield
entire	entire shift	entire yield
Other adjectives: large, final, significant, biggest.

number	shift number	yield number
piece	shift piece	yield piece
time	shift time	yield time
level	shift level	yield level
Other words: game, effects, video, coins.

Song of Courage: The Mad Sailor Song Style Shift: Pretty much every riff, often repeatedly, sometimes the lyrics do this too like in Sleep and I Shall Not Yield Stop and Go: A number of songs use this.

Source: Music / Wuthering Heights

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