Yank

Word YANK
Character 4
Hyphenation yank
Pronunciations /jæŋk/

Definitions and meanings of "Yank"

What do we mean by yank?

To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk. intransitive verb

To extract or remove abruptly. intransitive verb

To pull on something suddenly. intransitive verb

A sudden vigorous pull; a jerk. noun

A quick, sharp stroke; a buffet. noun

A jerk or twitch. noun

Plural Leggings or long gaiters worn in England by agricultural laborers. noun

A Yankee. noun

The word acquired during the war of the rebellion wide currency as a nickname or contemptuous epithet among the Confederates for a Union soldier, the Confederates themselves being in like spirit dubbed Johnnies or Rebs by the Union soldiers. noun

To be in active motion; move or work quickly; bustle.

To talk fast or constantly; scold; nag.

To move, carry, bring, take, etc., with a sudden jerk or jerking motion: usually with along, over, or out: as, to yank a fish out of the water.

An abbreviation of Yankee. noun

To twitch; to jerk. transitive verb

A jerk or twitch. noun

A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). noun

To pull something with a quick, strong action. verb

To remove from circulation verb

Pull, or move with a sudden movement verb

An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) noun

A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

A masturbation session.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Yank

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The word "yank" in example sentences

It was one of the harder commands for me to learn because the word yank didn't say anything to me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I hate the term "yank" - it is no longer appropriate if it ever was. ❋ Valleys Mam (2008)

Stopping the milk as she did was a good call, to coin a yank phrase, as it was a waste of money, because the older kids weren't drinking it. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Yeah, they decided to "yank" the ad, but intentionally left the orders dangling while "processing" paperwork. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I knew an American in the UK, born in the USA, but brought up in the UK - is he a 'yank'. ❋ Valleys Mam (2008)

I wonder what brainstorming went into the choice of the word "yank," which seems to be roundly favored by those who want to pressure ABC to withdraw its docu-drama "Path to 9/11." ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)

He is the captain of the small troop of winter resident birds, and where his "yank", "yank", is heard there are the other birds also. ❋ Various (N/A)

Active young senior male "yank" coming to Mexico in September, hoping to find a stimulating place for retirment living. ❋ Unknown (1919)

: Active young senior male "yank" coming to Mexico in September, hoping to find a stimulating place for retirment living. ❋ Unknown (1919)

The man reined up his horse with a heavy "yank" which almost flung it on its haunches, and a pair of fierce black eyes were staring into the woman's face with a light of startled recognition shining in their depths. ❋ Ridgwell Cullum (1905)

Even then the little robber attacks them, and, though he cannot uproot, he will "yank" and twist the stems till he has murdered them in the vain hope of pulling up the remnant of a pea which he judges to be somewhere beneath the surface. ❋ Unknown (1894)

His call, though much like the "yank" of the white-breast, is pitched to a higher key, and has even a more pronounced nasal intonation, sounding as if he had taken a severe cold. ❋ Unknown (1896)

However, it was a pretty picture the nuthatch made, holding in her bill a large beetle with silvery wings, sometimes holding it straight out from the bark as she glanced around to see whether the coast was clear and at the same time calling her nasal "yank," so full of woodsy suggestion. ❋ Unknown (1896)

The funny thing is that no real 'yank' has replied in this thread yet ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Kite also claimed Smith made two efforts to "yank" Thaiday's head before he eventually released his dangerous grip. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"yank" of which her fellow chorus lady had spoken. ❋ Cosmo Hamilton (1910)

I don't know what possessed me, but I took hold of Pa's line and gave it a "yank," and Pa jumped so quick his hat went off in the lake. " ❋ Gean Smith (1878)

She felt a yank, and she was in the web between worlds. ❋ Diana Pharaoh Francis (2011)

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