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yank

1

[ yangk ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously:

    Yank down on the bell rope. He was yanked out of school.

    Synonyms: , ,



noun

  1. an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.

Yank

2

[ yangk ]

noun

Informal.

Yank

1

/ æŋ /

noun

  1. a slang word for an American
  2. informal.
    short for Yankee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

yank

2

/ æŋ /

verb

  1. to pull, jerk, or move with a sharp movement; tug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sharp jerking movement; tug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of yank1

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain

Origin of yank2

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; shortened form
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of yank1

C19: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Alice describes trying to leave his bedroom but being aggressively "yanked back from the doorway".

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But almost everything else had been looted - even the electrical cables were yanked out of the walls.

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Many tuna longliners use special steel leads designed not to break when the sharks, bigger and stronger than the tuna, try to yank themselves free.

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Still more have preemptively yanked products from their shelves.

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They get shoved into paper fast-food bags, drowned in sausage gravy and yanked from refrigerated tubes with a jarring pop.

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