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yak

/jæk/

Translations

yaknoun

yaks

/jæk/

як

The yak is a long-haired domesticated bovid found in the Himalayas.

Як - это длинношерстный домашний бык, обитающий в Гималаях.

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Synonyms

yakverb

yakked

Past Simple

yakked

Past Participle

yakking

Gerund

/jæk/

болтать

He tends to yak on the phone for hours.

Он склонен болтать по телефону часами.

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Synonyms

yakadjective

/jæk/

Used attributively to describe products or characteristics relating to the yak, e.g., "yak wool".

Definitions

yaknoun

A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, native to the Tibetan Plateau.

The yak is an important animal for the people living in the Himalayan region, providing milk, meat, and wool.

A type of talk that is trivial or lengthy and often considered boring.

The meeting was filled with endless yak about the new office policies.

Slang: vomit.

There was yak all over the sidewalk after the party.

yakverb

To talk persistently and often loudly, especially about trivial matters.

She would yak for hours on the phone with her friends about the latest gossip.

Slang: to vomit.

He dashed to the bathroom and yakked after the roller-coaster ride.

yakadjective

Made from, consisting of, or relating to a yak.

The villagers weave warm yak blankets for the winter.