Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Yield
Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).
How words are described
| full | full stop | full yield |
| best | best stop | best yield |
| strong | strong stop | strong yield |
| entire | entire stop | entire yield |
| Other adjectives: final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Even as the conflict with the Djinn he started devastated his kingdom and the Djinn pleaded with him to stop repeatedly, he was too prideful to yield.
Source: Blog / Ask Twixie Genies -
When they say that the pestilence won't stop "until you break/until you yield," you believe it.
Source: Ominous Latin Chanting -
Stop Drowning and Stand Up: Robin and Little have this conversation after they're both knocked into the water after a quarterstaff battle;Robin of Locksley: Do you yield?
Cite this Source
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