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# yak

noun (a yak, yaks); verb (informal: yak, yaks, yakked, yakking — to chatter)

«yak» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A yak is a large, long-haired wild or farm ox that lives in the high, cold mountains of Tibet, the Himalayas and Central Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#m1)
2. (informal) To yak means to chat or talk on and on about unimportant things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons yaks come up in mountain habitats and adaptations: long thick hair, big lungs and a strong heart for thin air. People in the Himalayas use yaks to carry loads, and get milk, butter, meat, wool and dung for fuel from them. In everyday informal talk, «stop yakking» means stop chattering.

### Examples

- Yaks carry heavy loads up the mountain paths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#x1)
- A yak's long hair keeps it warm in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#x2)
- People in Tibet drink yak butter tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#x3)
- The yak herders lived in tents high in the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#x4)
- Stop yakking and finish your work! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#x5)
- The two friends yakked on the phone for an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#x6)
- Dried yak dung is burned for heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/#x7)

### Note

Plural «yaks». The verb is informal; past «yakked», «-ing» form «yakking» (double k). Do not confuse with «yuck» (disgusting).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yak.html) on Mova free.