yak Synonyms
Another word for yak
• noun (Context 1)
A large, heavily built domesticated bovid with shaggy hair and prominent horns, native to the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and central Asia, primarily used as a pack animal and for its milk and meat.
"The nomadic herders relied on a sturdy bovid to transport their heavy tents and supplies across the treacherous mountain passes."
• verb (Context 2)
To talk at length about trivial, superficial, or boring matters; to chatter continuously.
"The students kept yakking in the back row until the professor paused the lecture to ask for quiet."
• noun (Context 3)
A lengthy, uninterrupted, or trivial conversation.
"After years of not seeing each other, the two friends sat on the porch and had a long chatter about their college days."
Opposites of yak
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