Roll and Yank

Roll

Roll noun - A record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system.

Yank and roll are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yank" instead a noun "Roll".

Nearby Words: rolled, rolling, roller, rollback, rollover

Yank

Yank noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.

Roll and yank are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Roll" instead a noun "Yank".

Nearby Words: yanked, Yankee, yanking

How words are described

good good roll good yank
original original roll original yank
single single roll single yank

Common collocations

people roll people yank people
name roll name yank name
way roll way yank way
bit roll bit yank bit
Other words: enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Desperate Object Catch In the short film Countdown, the protagonist attempts suicide with a gun equipped with a timing mechanism: a wind-up toy attached to the trigger by a cord, that will roll off the table and yank it.
  • Western Animation / Chicken Run Yank the Dog's Chain: The thrust demonstration Rocky sets up before the second roll call seems to be a success until Bunty hits the fence.
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