Beat and Yank

Beat

Beat verb - To strike repeatedly.

Yank and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yank" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Yank

Yank verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.

Beat and yank are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Yank".

Nearby Words: yanked, Yankee, yanking

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

good good beat good yank
original original beat original yank
single single beat single yank

Common collocations

arm beat arm yank arm
character beat character yank character
man beat man yank man
guy beat guy yank guy
Other words: people, way, story, enemy, opponents, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Captive Push Expect the captives to yank back and knock the captor down, pull them into bushes and beat them up, or spin the rope around them to reverse capture.
    Source: Captive Push
  • Video Game / BioShock You can even use the plasmid to yank a Splicer's mask off and beat them to death with it.
  • Series / Victorious Yank the Dog's Chain: "The Gorilla Club" ends with Tori thinking she's beat the monstrous gorilla, but then gets attacked by it.
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