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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WANK

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WANK

wank  [wæŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WANK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wank is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wank in English.

WHAT DOES WANK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wank

Wank may refer to: ▪ WANK, a computer worm that attacked DEC VAX/VMS systems through DECnet in 1989 ▪ WANK, a radio station licensed to Lafayette, Florida, United States ▪ Wank, a German mountain close to the Austrian border ▪ British slang for masturbate ▪ Wank, a surname...

Definition of wank in the English dictionary

The first definition of wank in the dictionary is to masturbate. Other definition of wank is an instance of wanking. Wank is also bad, useless, or worthless.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WANK

PRESENT

Present
I wank
you wank
he/she/it wanks
we wank
you wank
they wank
Present continuous
I am wanking
you are wanking
he/she/it is wanking
we are wanking
you are wanking
they are wanking
Present perfect
I have wanked
you have wanked
he/she/it has wanked
we have wanked
you have wanked
they have wanked
Present perfect continuous
I have been wanking
you have been wanking
he/she/it has been wanking
we have been wanking
you have been wanking
they have been wanking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I wanked
you wanked
he/she/it wanked
we wanked
you wanked
they wanked
Past continuous
I was wanking
you were wanking
he/she/it was wanking
we were wanking
you were wanking
they were wanking
Past perfect
I had wanked
you had wanked
he/she/it had wanked
we had wanked
you had wanked
they had wanked
Past perfect continuous
I had been wanking
you had been wanking
he/she/it had been wanking
we had been wanking
you had been wanking
they had been wanking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will wank
you will wank
he/she/it will wank
we will wank
you will wank
they will wank
Future continuous
I will be wanking
you will be wanking
he/she/it will be wanking
we will be wanking
you will be wanking
they will be wanking
Future perfect
I will have wanked
you will have wanked
he/she/it will have wanked
we will have wanked
you will have wanked
they will have wanked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wanking
you will have been wanking
he/she/it will have been wanking
we will have been wanking
you will have been wanking
they will have been wanking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would wank
you would wank
he/she/it would wank
we would wank
you would wank
they would wank
Conditional continuous
I would be wanking
you would be wanking
he/she/it would be wanking
we would be wanking
you would be wanking
they would be wanking
Conditional perfect
I would have wank
you would have wank
he/she/it would have wank
we would have wank
you would have wank
they would have wank
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wanking
you would have been wanking
he/she/it would have been wanking
we would have been wanking
you would have been wanking
they would have been wanking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you wank
we let´s wank
you wank
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to wank
Past participle
wanked
Present Participle
wanking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WANK


banc
bæŋk
bank
bæŋk
blank
blæŋk
crank
kræŋk
dank
dæŋk
drank
dræŋk
flank
flæŋk
franc
fræŋk
frank
fræŋk
hank
hæŋk
Planck
plæŋk
plank
plæŋk
prank
præŋk
rank
ræŋk
sank
sæŋk
shank
ʃæŋk
skank
skæŋk
spank
spæŋk
tank
tæŋk
thank
θæŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WANK

wangle
wangler
wangling
wanhope
Wanhsien
wanigan
waning
wanion
Wankel engine
wanker
Wankie
wankle
wanksta
wanky
wanly
wanna
wannabe
wannabee

WORDS THAT END LIKE WANK

central bank
commercial bank
development bank
draw a blank
fish tank
fuel tank
gas tank
investment bank
land bank
national bank
point-blank
reserve bank
state bank
the West Bank
think tank
think-tank
water tank
West Bank
World Bank
yank

Synonyms and antonyms of wank in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wank» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WANK

Find out the translation of wank to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wank from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wank» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手淫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacerse una paja
570 millions of speakers

English

wank
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wank
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العادة السرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дрочить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punheta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়াঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

branlette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wank
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wichsen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オナニー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wank
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wank
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேங்க்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॅन्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

masturbasyon yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sega
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wank
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дрочити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wank
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wank
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wank
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wank
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wank

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WANK»

The term «wank» is very widely used and occupies the 22.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WANK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wank» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wank» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wank

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANK»

Discover the use of wank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority: Design and Persuasion
Moutoux, "R. A. Wank, TVA Architect." 40 Adolf Loos, "Ornament and Crime," in Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-century Architecture, ed. Ulrich Conrods, trans. Michael Bullock (Cambridge, MA: MlT Press, 1975), 20. 41 . Lewis Mumford ...
Tim Culvahouse, 2007
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Social Connections in China: Institutions, Culture, and the ...
AN. INTRODUCTION. TO. THE. STUDY. OF. GUANXI. Thomas. Gold,. Doug. Guthrie,. and. David. Wank. Guanxi1 (pronounced "gwan-shee"), loosely translated as "connections," is the latest Chinese word to gain entry into English parlance.
Thomas Gold, Doug Guthrie, David Wank, 2002
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Making Religion, Making the State: The Politics of Religion ...
This volume combines the perspective of religion as a constructed category of modernity with the analytic focus and empirical grounding of institutional social science to develop a new approach to the study of state and religion in modern ...
Yoshiko Ashiwa, David L. Wank, 2009
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Commodifying Communism: Business, Trust, and Politics in a ...
David Wank's powerful- contextually rich, and intellectually incisive research - which pins down by authoritative tirsi- hand investigation the operation of emerging markets after socialism - will define the subject for years to come." - Dorothy J ...
David L. Wank, 2001
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Bruno Wank
Bruno Wank~ISBN 3-7757-1644-0 U.S. $40.00 / Paperback, 8.75 x 10.75 in. / 144 pgs / 80 color. ~Item / February / Art
Bruno Wank, Thomas Köllhofer, Tobias Hülswitt, 2005
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Gower Handbook of Programme Management
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Geoff Reiss, 2006
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Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Manual for ...
... 2-2 2-1 and 2-2 2-9 through 2-10.8 2-9 through 2-10.8 2-11 through 2-14 2-11 through 2-14 2-17 through 2-28 2-17 through 2-28 2-31 through 2-34.1/(2-34.2 Hank) 2-31 through 2-34.1/(2-34.2 blank) 2-35 through 2-36.1/(2-36.2 Wank) 2- 35 ...
‎1988
8
AutoCAD Electrical 2010 for Engineers
... Sdiematics Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) {blank) Ctear AS r UNE13 r UNE14 r UNE15 r LINE16 r UNE17 r LINE18 r UNE13 r UNE20 r UNE21 r UNE22 r L1NE23 r LINE24 Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) Wank) ...
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Organizational Maintenance Manual: Signal Electronic ...
... list below: REMOVE INSERT ithrux ittmix x.l/(x.2 blank) NTM ,1 xi/(xu blank) Wtow'. 1-1 lhn» 1-6 1-6.1/(1-6.2 blank) 1-6.1/(1-6.2 blank) 1-7 and 1-8 1-7 and 1- 8 1-8.1/(1-8.2 blank) 1-8.1/(1-8.2 Wank) 1-9 and 1-10 1-9 and 1-10 1-17 thru 1-20  ...
‎1991
10
Maintenance Instructions, Organizational Maintenance: M128 ...
Cover 0 a thru d 0 AandB 0 landli 0 15-1 0 15-2 blank 0 153 thru 15-7 0 153 blank 0 15-9 thru 15-13 0 15-14 Wank 0 15-15 thru 15-17 0 15-18 blank 0 15-19 thru 1533 0 1534 Wank 0 1535 thru 15-75 0 15-76 Wank 0 15-77 thru 15-129 0 ...
‎1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wank is used in the context of the following news items.
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Over 22000 men rush to donate sperm to Alibaba's new wank-bank
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has extended its services to include sperm donation, and much to the excitement of men in China, for whom cash might be ... «Shanghaiist, Jul 15»
2
How To Wank In Front Of Your Boyfriend Without Feeling Like A Tit
The best things in life are ones which allow you to have fun and change the world at the same time. Believe it or not, wanking in front of your boyfriend is very ... «The Debrief, Jul 15»
3
Brendon Julian gaffe sees Australia given 'Sir Wank Forrell' trophy
Julian, as if realising his blunder, conspicuously paused and raised his eyebrows after blurting out "Sir Wank", but then continued with the misspoken surname. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
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TEA & TWO SLICES | On Corporate Yoga Wank Fests & The Eerie …
To justify/explain, Christy Clark “cited economic ties to India and said the idea came out of a chat with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…” This despite the ... «Scout Magazine, Jun 15»
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David Cameron to chillax on very rude sounding mountain during …
Of course, the W**k in question is Mount Wank - a 5,840 ft Alpine mountain close to the ... According to Wikipedia: "The Wank is a popular destination for hikers, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Christian Fuchs, Andreas Wank, Dick Trickle, Ralf Minge.. The 21 …
There are certain moments when it feels good (and right) to be a little immature. And nothing gets us giggling like adolescent school-kids more than a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
Man blames park wank on cannabis
A man arrested after masturbating in a public park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, told the court that he had gotten the idea after smoking marijuana. Vojtech Kralik ... «Boing Boing, May 15»
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'The Pervert Laura': Nothing like a good wank in public
Look, there's nothing like a good wank on stage to get the theatre-going middle classes really excited. A good wank, loads of everyday profanities – you know, ... «Daily Maverick, May 15»
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Wank bank: Holloway Road sex shop offers pounds for porn
Back before the internet came along and thrust its erect nipples in our faces, pornography was far harder to come by. You had to casually slap a jazz mag onto ... «Time Out London, Apr 15»
10
NIH study finds genetic link for rare intestinal cancer
It is often too late to reverse the condition once people seek medical attention,” said lead author Stephen Wank, M.D., senior investigator at the NIH's National ... «National Institutes of Health, Apr 15»

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