hoick
verb
Pronunciation
HOIK
Definition
: to move or pull abruptly : yank
Examples
"Occasionally he hoicks up the waistband of his trousers when he thinks no one is looking." — Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 24 Feb. 2015
"The flutist … looks forward, unfolding a retinue of futuristic techniques—sounds that purr like a cat, pop like a cork or hoick like a spitball—on the way to a final improvisation…." — David Allen, The New York Times, 29 Mar. 2016
Name That Synonym
Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of hoick: THTICW.
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