yak

[ yak ]

/ yæk /

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noun

a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered.

a domesticated variety of this animal.

Origin of yak

1785–95; <Tibetan, spelling gyag

Words nearby yak

Yahweh, Yahwism, Yahwist, Yahwistic, Yajur-Veda, yak, yakety-yak, Yakima, yakitori, yakka, yakow

Definition for yak (2 of 3)

yak²

[ yak ]

/ yæk /

Slang.

verb (used without object), yakked, yak·king.

to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.

noun

incessant idle or gossipy talk.

Also yack, yakety-yak .

Origin of yak

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; imitative of the sound

OTHER WORDS FROM yak

yakker, noun

Definition for yak (3 of 3)

yak³

[ yak ]

/ yæk /

noun, verb (used with or without object), yakked, yak·king.Slang.

yuk¹.

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Example sentences from the Web for yak

Pop Yak was a grizzled man who had watched Bryce fighting with another kid.
The Man Who Staked the Stars|Charles Dye
In the tent my guard lighted a fire of yak's dung, and the tent was filled with a suffocating smoke, which well-nigh choked me.
In the Forbidden Land|Arnold Henry Savage Landor
There is the skin of a Yak in the Zoological Museum, which coincides pretty nearly with the foregoing description.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey
A little later a large vessel with a delicious stew of yak meat was brought to me, as well as tsamba in abundance.
An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet|A. Henry Savage Landor

The yak's-tail chowries, or fly-brushes, and the fans of peacocks' feathers, are emblems of royalty throughout the East.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for yak (1 of 2)

yak¹

/ (jæk) /

noun

a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair

Word Origin for yak

C19: from Tibetan gyag

British Dictionary definitions for yak (2 of 2)

yak²

/ (jæk) slang /

noun

Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation

verb yaks, yakking or yakked

(intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber

Word Origin for yak

C20: of imitative origin

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单词	yak
释义	yak ¹ [ yak ] / yæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yak ON THESAURUS.COM noun a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered. a domesticated variety of this animal. Origin of yak ¹ 1785–95; <Tibetan, spelling gyag Words nearby yak Yahweh, Yahwism, Yahwist, Yahwistic, Yajur-Veda, yak, yakety-yak, Yakima, yakitori, yakka, yakow Definition for yak (2 of 3) yak² [ yak ] / yæk / Slang. verb (used without object), yakked, yak·king. to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour. noun incessant idle or gossipy talk. Also yack, yakety-yak . Origin of yak ² An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; imitative of the sound OTHER WORDS FROM yak yakker, noun Definition for yak (3 of 3) yak³ [ yak ] / yæk / noun, verb (used with or without object), yakked, yak·king.Slang. yuk¹. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yak Pop Yak was a grizzled man who had watched Bryce fighting with another kid. The Man Who Staked the Stars\|Charles Dye In the tent my guard lighted a fire of yak's dung, and the tent was filled with a suffocating smoke, which well-nigh choked me. In the Forbidden Land\|Arnold Henry Savage Landor There is the skin of a Yak in the Zoological Museum, which coincides pretty nearly with the foregoing description. Delineations of the Ox Tribe\|George Vasey A little later a large vessel with a delicious stew of yak meat was brought to me, as well as tsamba in abundance. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet\|A. Henry Savage Landor The yak's-tail chowries, or fly-brushes, and the fans of peacocks' feathers, are emblems of royalty throughout the East. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for yak (1 of 2) yak¹ / (jæk) / noun a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair Word Origin for yak C19: from Tibetan gyag British Dictionary definitions for yak (2 of 2) yak² / (jæk) slang / noun Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation verb yaks, yakking or yakked (intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber Word Origin for yak C20: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to yak blather, prate, jabber, babble, jaw, yap, tattle, clack, chat, gossip, prattle, yammer, chatter, gab, confabulate, run on
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yak

noun

Origin of yak

Words nearby yak

Definition for yak (2 of 3)

verb (used without object), yakked, yak·king.

noun

Origin of yak

OTHER WORDS FROM yak

Definition for yak (3 of 3)

noun, verb (used with or without object), yakked, yak·king.Slang.

Example sentences from the Web for yak

British Dictionary definitions for yak (1 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for yak

British Dictionary definitions for yak (2 of 2)

noun

verb yaks, yakking or yakked

Word Origin for yak

Words related to yak