to yard
1
7.8
- verb
- /jɑrd/
- Katie Busch is studying which wildlife species use which yards in several Northern Virginia communities for her George Mason University (GMU) master's degree thesis.
Examples
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We'll yard them on Kelly's track.
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Come on, you yard birds!
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We yarded him.
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The farmer yarded the cattle into the enclosed pen before the storm hit.
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After a long day of work, we yarded the tools back into the shed.
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She yarded the sheep to safe ground when the weather turned bad.
Compounds
- US
65
3.4
A marked line on a football field showing how many yards the ball is from the nearest goal line
- US
4
2.6
A measure of space equal to a cube one yard on each side, used for soil or gravel
- UK
1
3.8
A place with many train tracks where train engines and cars are kept and fixed
1
6.0
A historic navy shipyard in Boston where the warship Constitution is anchored
- Specialized
1
9.9
A long horizontal pole high on a sailing ship that holds the sail above the topsail
- Archaic
1
9.9
A long horizontal pole high on a sailing ship mast that holds the highest sail
- Specialized
A long horizontal pole high on a sailing ship that holds the topgallant sail
How Forceful
113
1.0
22
5.2
1
7.8
90
3.2
- Offensive
43
3.6
874
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yard as a verb comes from the noun yard meaning 'enclosed area', so to yard animals is simply to bring them into that fenced space or pen. That's why farmers say they 'yard' cattle or sheep when they move them into a yard for safety.