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yanked around

yanked around is the simple past and past participle of yank around.

Meaning of yank around

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) Synonym of jerk around (“to cheat or treat unfairly”).
    Synonyms:
    jerk around

Questions about yanked around

What is yanked around the simple past and past participle of?
Yanked around is the simple past and past participle of yank around.

Words near yanked around in the dictionary

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

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