(of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid

she dropped on to the yielding cushions

giving a product or generating a financial return of a specified amount

higher-yielding wheat

produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)

the land yields grapes and tobacco

give way to arguments, demands, or pressure

the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted

he yielded to the demands of his partners

(of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure

he reeled into the house as the door yielded