Y -fronts N‑PLURAL Y-fronts are men's or boys' underwear with an opening at the front. [BRIT , TRADEMARK ]
Yid|dish /j I d I ʃ/ N‑UNCOUNT Yiddish is a language which comes mainly from German and is spoken by many Jewish people of European origin.
yield ◆◇◇ /j I ə ld/ (yields , yielding , yielded )
1 VERB If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them. [FORMAL ] □ [V + to ] Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire? □ [V ] Men of courage faced down injustice and refused to yield.
2 VERB If you yield something that you have control of or responsibility for, you allow someone else to have control or responsibility for it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] He may yield control.
3 VERB If a moving person or a vehicle yields , they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them. [AM ] □ [V + to ] When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers. □ [V ] …examples of common signs like No Smoking or Yield. in BRIT, usually use give way 4 VERB If something yields , it breaks or moves position because force or pressure has been put on it. □ [V ] The door yielded easily when he pushed it.
5 VERB If an area of land yields a particular amount of a crop, this is the amount that is produced. You can also say that a number of animals yield a particular amount of meat. □ [V n] Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion.
6 N‑COUNT A yield is the amount of food produced on an area of land or by a number of animals. □ Polluted water lessens crop yields.
7 VERB If a tax or investment yields an amount of money or profit, this money or profit is obtained from it. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] It yielded a profit of at least $36 million.
8 N‑COUNT A yield is the amount of money or profit produced by an investment. [BUSINESS ] □ [+ on ] The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors. □ [+ on ] …the yield on a bank's investments.
9 VERB If something yields a result or piece of information, it produces it. □ [V n] This research has yielded a great number of positive results. COLLOCATIONS yield NOUN
7
noun + yield : crop, grain, milk
adjective + yield : good, poor
verb + yield : boost, increase, produce
9
noun + yield : bond, dividend, gilt
adjective + yield : attractive, high, low; average, gross, net, prospective SYNONYMS yield VERB
1
give in: Officials say they won't give in to the workers' demands.
submit: If I submitted to their demands, they would not press the allegations.
surrender: General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender.
succumb: Don't succumb to the temptation.
2
relinquish: He does not intend to relinquish power.
hand over: They handed over their financial affairs to another body.
surrender: Nadja had to surrender all rights to her property.
cede: The General had promised to cede power by January.
yield|ing /j I ə ld I ŋ/ ADJ A yielding surface or object is quite soft and will move or bend rather than staying stiff if you put pressure on it. □ …the yielding ground. □ …the soft yielding cushions.
yip /j I p/ (yips , yipping , yipped ) VERB If a dog or other animal yips , it gives a sudden short cry, often because of fear or pain. [mainly AM ] □ [V ] Far up the west rim of the canyon, a coyote yipped twice. ● N‑COUNT Yip is also a noun. □ [+ of ] …a yip of pain.
yip|pee /j I piː / EXCLAM People sometimes shout yippee when they are very pleased or excited.
YMCA /wa I em siː e I / (YMCAs ) N‑COUNT The YMCA is a place where men can stay cheaply, which is run by the YMCA organization. YMCA is an abbreviation for 'Young Men's Christian Association'.
yo /joʊ / CONVENTION People sometimes say ' yo ' to greet other people or to get their attention. [INFORMAL , SPOKEN ] □ Yo, Carl, great outfit man!
yob /jɒ b/ (yobs ) N‑COUNT If you call a boy or a man a yob , you disapprove of him because he behaves in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ Violent and dangerous yobs deserve to be locked up.
yob|bish /jɒ b I ʃ/ ADJ If you describe a boy or a man as yobbish , you disapprove of him because he behaves in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ …yobbish football supporters.
yob|bo /jɒ boʊ/ (yobbos ) N‑COUNT A yobbo is the same as a yob . [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
yo|del /joʊ d ə l/ (yodels , yodelling , yodelled ) in AM, use yodeling , yodeled VERB When someone yodels , they sing normal notes with very high quick notes in between. □ [V ] You haven't lived till you've learned how to yodel at a tea dance in a mountain hut! ● yo|del|ling N‑UNCOUNT □ Switzerland isn't all cow bells and yodelling, you know.
yoga /joʊ gə/