Yank

Yank  (yngk)

n. Informal

A Yankee.

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yank  (yngk)

v. yanked, yank·ing, yanks

v.tr.

1. To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk: yanked the emergency cord.

2. Slang To extract or remove abruptly: yanked the starting pitcher early in the game.

v.intr.

To pull on something suddenly. See Synonyms at jerk¹.

n.

A sudden vigorous pull; a jerk.

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[Origin unknown.]

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yank [jæŋk]

vb

to pull, jerk, or move with a sharp movement; tug

n

a sharp jerking movement; tug

[of unknown origin]

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Yank [jæŋk]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a slang word for an American

2. (Social Science / Peoples) US informal short for Yankee

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Yank - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) Yankee, Northerner U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 North - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line American - a native or inhabitant of the United States Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier - a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
	2.	Yank - an American (especially to non-Americans) Yankee-Doodle, Yankee American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Verb	1.	yank - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" jerk draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

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yank

verb

pull, tug, jerk, seize, snatch, pluck, hitch, wrench She yanked the child back into the house.

noun

pull, tug, jerk, snatch, hitch, wrench, tweak Grabbing his ponytail, Shirley gave it a yank.

Translations

Yank [jæŋk] N (sometimes pej) → yanqui mf, gringo/a m/f (LAm)

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yank [jæŋk]

A. N → tirón m, jalón m (LAm)
to give sth a yank → tirar de or (LAm) jalar algo

B. VT → tirar de, jalar(LAm)

yank off VT + ADV (= detach) → arrancar de un tirón
he yanked the button off → arrancó el botón de un tirón
to yank one's clothes off → quitarse la ropa precipitadamente
to yank sb off to jail → pillar or (LAm) agarrar y meter a algn en la cárcel

yank out VT + ADV → sacar de un tirón
to yank a nail out → sacar un clavo de un tirón

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Yank [ˈjæŋk] Yankee [ˈjæŋki] n (British) (pejorative) → Yankee mf >, Amerloque mf >, Ricain(e) m/f >

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yank [ˈjæŋk]

n → coup m sec
to give sth a yank → tirer d'un coup sec sur qch

vt [+ rope, cord] → tirer d'un coup sec
to yank sth open → ouvrir qch d'un coup sec
She yanked open the drawer → Elle ouvrit le tiroir d'un coup sec.

yank out

vt sep → arracher d'un coup sec

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Yank (inf)

n → Ami m (inf)

adj attr → Ami- (inf)

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yank

n → Ruck m; give it a good yank → zieh mal kräftig dran

vt to yank something → mit einem Ruck an etw (dat) → ziehen, einer Sache (dat) → einen Ruck geben; he yanked the rope free → er riss das Seil los

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Yank [jæŋk] Yankee [ˈjæŋkɪ] (fam, often pej)

1. n → yankee m/f inv

2. adj → yankee inv

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Yank [jæŋk] Yankee [ˈjæŋkɪ] (fam, often pej)

1. n → yankee m/f inv

2. adj → yankee inv

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yank [jæŋk]

1. n → strattone m

2. vt → tirare, dare uno strattone a
to yank a nail out → strappare via un chiodo

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yank [jæŋk]

1. n → strattone m

2. vt → tirare, dare uno strattone a
to yank a nail out → strappare via un chiodo

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yank

n yank [jӕŋk]

a sudden sharp pull; a jerk She gave the rope a yank. ruk شَدَّةٌ فُجائِيَّه بِعُنْف дръпване trhnutí ryk der Ruck απότομο τράβηγμα tirón tõmme تکان ناگهان؛ کشیدن ناگهانی kiskaisu secousse מְשִיכָה חֲזָקָה झटका snažan trzaj rántás tarikan rykkur, kippur strattone ぐいと引くこと 갑자기 홱 잡아당기기 truktelėjimas rāviens rentapan ruk rykk szarpnięcie puxão zdruncinătură дёрганье trhnutie hiter poteg trzaj ryck, knyck การกระชาก birden çekme 猛拉 ривок; сіпання تیز جھٹکا cú giật mạnh 猛拉

v

to pull suddenly and sharply She yanked the child out of the mud. ruk, pluk يَشُدُّ أو يَلْوي بِعُنْف изтръгвам (vy)trhnout, vytáhnout trække reißen τραβώ απότομα tirar sikutama ناگهان کشیدن kiskaista tirer (d'un coup sec) לִמשוֹך בְּחוֹזקָה झटका लगना snažno povući (meg)ránt menarik rykkja, kippa tirare ぐいと引く 확 잡아당기다 truktelėti []raut; izraut merentap rukken rykke, trekke (ut) szarpnąć arrancar a smuci резко дёргать (vy)trhnúť, vytiahnuť hitro potegniti trgnuti rycka กระชาก birden çekmek 使勁猛拉 сіпати جھٹکے سے کھینچنا giật mạnh 使劲猛拉