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yanks around

yanks around is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 yanks around

What is yanks around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Yanks around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of yank around.

Words near yanks around in the dictionary

  1. Yankovich
  2. Yankoviches
  3. Yankowski
  4. Yankowskis
  5. yanks
  6. yanks around
  7. yanks off
  8. yanks one's crank
  9. yanks someone's chain
  10. Yankspeak
  11. Yanktard

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