What part of speech is yanked?

Yanked can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. yanked is a verb, past participle of yank (infinitive).
  • 2. yanked is a verb, past simple of yank (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does yanked mean?

Definitions

Verb

yank - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

Examples of yanked

#   Sentence  
1. verb Mother yanked the bedclothes off Hiroshi.
2. verb Tom yanked open the drawer and grabbed a pencil.
3. verb Tom yanked the microphone out of Mary's hands.
4. verb Tom yanked a pistol from his jacket pocket.
5. verb Tom yanked the plug from the wall.
6. verb Tom yanked Mary's hair.
7. verb Tom yanked the curtains closed.
8. verb Tom yanked the curtains open.
9. verb Tom yanked off John's fake beard.
10. verb Tom yanked Mary's ponytail.
11. verb Tom yanked the door open.
12. verb Tom yanked the rifle out of Mary's hands.
13. verb The dog took off after a squirrel and yanked hard on the leash.
14. verb The dog yanked on the leash.
15. verb Tom yanked open the desk drawer and reached inside for his pistol.
Sentence  
verb
Mother yanked the bedclothes off Hiroshi.
Tom yanked open the drawer and grabbed a pencil.
Tom yanked the microphone out of Mary's hands.
Tom yanked a pistol from his jacket pocket.
Tom yanked the plug from the wall.
Tom yanked Mary's hair.
Tom yanked the curtains closed.
Tom yanked the curtains open.
Tom yanked off John's fake beard.
Tom yanked Mary's ponytail.
Tom yanked the door open.
Tom yanked the rifle out of Mary's hands.
The dog took off after a squirrel and yanked hard on the leash.
The dog yanked on the leash.
Tom yanked open the desk drawer and reached inside for his pistol.

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