Throw
Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Yield
Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).
How words are described
| high | high throw | high yield |
| total | total throw | total yield |
| heavy | heavy throw | heavy yield |
| strong | strong throw | strong yield |
| Other adjectives: final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The most his daughter manages to get out of him through repeated pleas is to yield his assault on The Prime Minister, throw his weapon in malfunctioning confusion and pass out.
Source: Series / Hasamba 3 G - Yoshi can make these stars easier to get in the DS remake, as he can swallow an enemy that gives you more than one coin, turn the enemy into an egg, throw the egg at enemies that only give one coin and they all yield the same amount of coins as the enemy he ate.
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