yank (verb)

  • 1yank — Noun. An act of masturbation. Male usage. E.g. Oh God! I just walked in on Martin having a yank. Verb. To masturbate. E.g. He looks like he s been up all night yanking …

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  • 2yank — verb (I, T) informal to suddenly pull something quickly and forcefully: yank (on) sth: John keeps yanking on my ponytail! | yank sth out/back/open etc: Keith yanked Robert out of his chair …

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  • 3yank — verb Yank is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chain, ↑cord …

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  • 4yank — verb, informal give the rope a quick yank Syn: jerk, pull, tug, wrench; snatch, seize …

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  • 5yank — informal ► VERB ▪ pull with a jerk. ► NOUN ▪ a sudden hard pull. ORIGIN of unknown origin …

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  • 6yank out — verb To remove something like a nail, or a tooth with one quick strong pull …

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  • 7yank off — verb a) To remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull. b) to masturbate …

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  • 8yank — verb & noun; informal Syn: jerk, pull, tug, wrench …

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  • 9yank — I UK [jæŋk] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms yank : present tense I/you/we/they yank he/she/it yanks present participle yanking past tense yanked past participle yanked to pull something or someone suddenly with a lot of force II UK …

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  • 10yank — [[t]jæ̱ŋk[/t]] yanks, yanking, yanked VERB If you yank someone or something somewhere, you pull them there suddenly and with a lot of force. [V n with adj] She yanked open the drawer... [V n with adv] She yanked the child back into the house...… …

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