as in to yank
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
hoicked up his pants and hastily waded into the water
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Recent Examples of hoick
Besides hoicking up and holding one's boobs in place, and generally shaping the silhouette, a bra also tends to hide one's nipples (unless it is made from a very sheer or flimsy fabric).
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Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com, 14 May 2020
Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com, 14 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoick
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The batarangs could hit long-range targets, while the bat-claw brought far-away enemies to Batman and could yank obstacles off walls.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has taken the next logical step in making a Black Hawk helicopter autonomous by not only installing the gear needed for self-flying, but by yanking out the entire cockpit and replacing it with cargo doors.—
David Szondy
October 13,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even the coldest heart has been melted by the tear-jerking video of a cat trying her best to clean her ears after they were cut off due to cancer.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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And still, Payton pulled a win from where the Denver sun doesn’t shine, throwing everything in his kitchen sink and then some at the Giants in a 33-point fourth quarter.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Niners on those seven or eight power plays were pulling right guard Dominick Puni.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Hoick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoick. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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