Yank

//jæŋk//

Definitions

1
A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
He unjammed the rope with a short yank.
Similar
jerk tug
2
Alternative letter-case form of Yank (“Yankee”).
3
A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.
Halt! come down there, you Yanks, come down!

1
To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
Now a white-backed rams its head down the wildebeest’s throat and yanks out an eight-inch length of trachea, ribbed like a vacuum hose.

Word Origin

Attested since 1822; from Scots yank. Unknown origin.

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