Attack
Attack noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Yank
Yank noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.
How words are described
| good | good attack | good yank |
| original | original attack | original yank |
| single | single attack | single yank |
| nasty | nasty attack | nasty yank |
| Other adjectives: ultimate. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They dramatically yank off their IV as they're informed of another attack—especially if the bad guys are knocking down hospital doors, guns blazing.
Source: Pull the I.V. -
Attack Its Weak Point: The population of Giedi Prime all wear 'heart plugs' that are prominently displayed and quite easy to yank out.
Source: Film / Dune -
Amusingly, this is exactly what the Entei's team attack in Disgaea Dimension 2 accomplishes, via transforming itself into a chain which its partner uses to yank the moon out of orbit.
Source: Colony Drop
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