"yank off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: yanks off [present, singular, third-person], yanking off [participle, present], yanked off [participle, past], yanked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-yank_off-en-verb-iR0lRolt
  2. (UK, Ireland, vulgar) Of a man: to masturbate. Tags: Ireland, UK, vulgar
    Sense id: en-yank_off-en-verb-LDzmT5wR Categories (other): British English, Irish English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for yank off meaning in English (1.1kB)

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