Plural of yank
regular plural
The plural of yank is yanks.
Forms of yank
| Singular | yank /ˈjæŋk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | yanks |
| Countable | countable |
Yanks in a sentence
- Now a white-backed rams its head down the wildebeest’s throat and yanks out an eight-inch length of trachea, ribbed like a vacuum hose.2015 December, Elizabeth Royte, “Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them.”, in National Geographic, archived from the...
- They always like to do one better than `the yanks' as they call us.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer. From the entry hang five
- He swims forward, grabs a gunwale, and yanks down hard.2022, David Wright Faladé, Black Cloud Rising, New York, N.Y.: Atlantic Monthly Press, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry splashless
- Yanks suck big time even their money wont help them this year screw george and his fedoraless pinstripe boys!!!!!!!!2000 March 18, moj...@webtv.net, alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees (Usenet). From the entry fedoraless
- Quick as a mongoose, the man with the glass eye darts in, yanks the aluminum case out of the cryogenic cylinder, tosses it to Y.T.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 179. From the entry cryogenic
Meaning of yank
- noun A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
- noun An act of masturbation.
- noun The rate of change in force with respect to time.
Questions about the plural of yank
- What is the plural of yank?
- The plural of yank is yanks.
- Is yank countable?
- Yank is a countable noun.
Source and license
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