Meaning of the word yak in English

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yak

US /jæk/

UK /jæk/

a large, heavily built, long-haired wild ox with a humped shoulder, found in Tibet and central Asia.

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The Tibetan plateau is home to the wild yak.

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We saw a herd of yaks grazing in the mountains.

talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

Example:

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They spent the whole evening just yakking about their vacation.

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Stop yakking and get to work!

Synonym:

chatter gab prattle blab ramble

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