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yanked

/jæŋkt/

yanked is the simple past and past participle of yank.

Meaning of yank

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
    • 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 original on 13 Dec 2015
    Synonyms:
    jerk, tug
  2. (informal, transitive) To remove; to recall or revoke.
    • They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.
    Synonyms:
    pull
  3. (ambitransitive, slang) To masturbate.
    • In the dark protection of the auditorium and his Baltimore cape, with two coiled females only inches beneath his feet, completely in his power and ignorant of the invisible force that held them captive, only this shadow knew, the True Dildough, with great pleasure and tremendous gutsy motions...1978, Larry Kramer, Faggots, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, pages 68–69

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Phrases with yanked

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Questions about yanked

What is yanked the simple past and past participle of?
Yanked is the simple past and past participle of yank.
How do you pronounce yanked?
Yanked is pronounced /jæŋkt/.

Words near yanked in the dictionary

  1. Yank tanks
  2. Yankalilla
  3. yankapin
  4. yankapins
  5. Yanke
  6. yanked
  7. yanked around
  8. yanked off
  9. yanked one's crank
  10. yanked someone's chain
  11. yankee

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