yield the floor to sb
1floor — n. story 1) the first; ground; lower; main; second; top; upper floor 2) on a floor (on the second floor) (lower surface of a room ) 3) a dirt (AE), earth (BE); inlaid; parquet; tile; wooden floor 4) on a floor (he was sleeping on the floor) 5)… …
2yield — [[t]yild[/t]] v. t. 1) agr. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: to yield 40 bushels to the acre[/ex] 2) bus to produce or furnish (profit) 3) to give up, as to superior power or authority: yielded the fort… …
3yield — yielder, n. /yeeld/, v.t. 1. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs. 2. to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest): a trust fund that yields ten… …
4yield — 1 / yēld/ vt: to produce as return from an expenditure or investment: furnish as profit or interest an account that yield s 6 percent vi 1: to give place or precedence (as to one having a superior right or claim) 2: to relinquish the floor of a… …
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8the North sea — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
9yield — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gieldan; akin to Old High German geltan to pay Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic recompense, reward 2. to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required 3. to give up …
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