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yak 1
(yăk)n.
1. A wild, shaggy-haired ox (Bos grunniens) of the mountains of central Asia.
2. A domesticated yak, used as a work animal or raised for meat and milk.
[Tibetan gyag.]
yak 2
also yack (yăk)Slangintr.v. yakked, yak·king, yaks also yacked or yack·ing or yacks
To talk persistently and meaninglessly; chatter.
n.
Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk; chatter.
[Imitative.]
yak′ker n.
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yak
(jæk)n
(Animals) a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair
[C19: from Tibetan gyag]
yak
(jæk)n
Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
vb, yaks, yakking or yakked
(intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber
[C20: of imitative origin]
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yak1
(yæk)n.
1. a large, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns.
2. a domesticated variety of this animal.
[1785–95; < Tibetan, sp. gyag]
yak2
or yack
(yæk)v. yakked yacked, yak•king yack•ing, v.i.
1. to gab; chatter.
n. 2. incessant idle or gossipy talk.
[1945–50; appar. of expressive orig.]
yak′ker, n.
yak3
(yæk)n., v.i., v.t. yakked, yak•king. Slang.
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Past participle: yakked
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Noun | 1. | yak - noisy talk |
2. | yak - large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated | |
Verb | 1. | yak - talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
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yak
verb gossip, go on, gab (informal), rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), run on, jaw (slang), chatter, spout, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), yap (informal), tattle, jabber, blather, chew the fat (slang), witter on (informal), run off at the mouth He and Cosby had a chance to yak.
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yak
verbnoun
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Translations
ياك: ثَور التِّبِت الضَّخْم
jak
yakokse
jakki
jak
jakuxi
jakas
jaks
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Tibet öküzüyak
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yak
1yak
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yak
(jӕk) – plurals yaks ~yak – noun a type of long-haired ox, found in Tibet.
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