"yield the ghost" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-yield the ghost.ogg [Australia] Forms: yields the ghost [present, singular, third-person], yielding the ghost [participle, present], yielded the ghost [participle, past], yielded the ghost [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} yield the ghost (third-person singular simple present yields the ghost, present participle yielding the ghost, simple past and past participle yielded the ghost)
  1. (idiomatic) To give up the ghost. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: yield up the ghost

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