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yank off

yank off verb: to remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull.

Verb

yank off (third-person singular simple present yanks off, present participle yanking off, simple past and past participle yanked off)

  1. To remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull.
  2. (Ireland, UK, vulgar) To jack off, to masturbate.

Forms of yank off

third-person singular presentyanks off
present participleyanking off
past participleyanked off
pastyanked off

Questions about yank off

What does yank off mean?
Yank off means to remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull.
What part of speech is yank off?
Yank off is a verb.
What is the past tense of yank off?
The past tense of yank off is yanked off.

Words near yank off in the dictionary

  1. Yanji
  2. Yanjin
  3. Yanjing
  4. yank
  5. yank around
  6. yank off
  7. yank one's crank
  8. yank someone's chain
  9. yank someone's crank
  10. Yank tank
  11. Yank tanks

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