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yank
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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.

[Origin unknown.]

yank
Verb
to pull (someone or something) with a sharp movement: I yanked myself out of the water
Noun
a sudden pull or jerk [origin unknown]

Yank
Noun
Slang a person from the United States
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Yank - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
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)
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Verb1.yank - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

yank
Translations

Yank [jæŋk], Yankee [ˈjæŋkɪ] n (pej) → yanqui m/f
yank [jæŋk] vttirar de, jalar de (LAM)
ntirón m
Yank [jæŋk], Yankee [ˈjæŋkɪ] n (pej) → Amerloque m/f, Ricain(e)
yank [jæŋk] vttirer d'un coup sec
Yank [jæŋk] (pej) nAmi m
yank [jæŋk] vtreißen
nRuck m;
to give sth a yank → mit einem Ruck an etw dat ziehen
Yank [jæŋk], Yankee [ˈjæŋkɪ] n (pej) → yankee m/f inv; nordamericano/a
yank [jæŋk] nstrattone m

yank
n yank [jӕŋk]
a sudden sharp pull; a jerk She gave the rope a yank.rukشَدَّةٌ فُجائِيَّه بِعُنْفдръпванеtrhnutírykder Ruckαπότομο τράβηγμαtiróntõmmeتکان ناگهان؛ کشیدن ناگهانیnykäisysecousseמְשִיכָה חֲזָקָהझटकाsnažan trzajrántástarikanrykkur, kippurstrattoneぐいと引くこと갑자기 홱 잡아당기기truktelėjimasrāviensrentapanrukrykkszarpnięciepuxãozdruncinăturăдёрганьеtrhnutiehiter potegtrzajryck, knyckการกระชากbirden çekme猛拉ривок; сіпанняتیز جھٹکاcú giật mạnh
v
to pull suddenly and sharply She yanked the child out of the mud.ruk, plukيَشُدُّ أو يَلْوي بِعُنْفизтръгвам(vy)trhnout, vytáhnouttrækkereißenτραβώ απότομαtirarsikutamaناگهان کشیدنkiskaistatirer (d'un coup sec)לִמשוֹך בְּחוֹזקָהझटका लगनाsnažno povući(meg)rántmenarikrykkja, kippatirareぐいと引く홱 잡아당기다truktelėti[]raut; izrautmerentaprukkenrykke, trekke (ut)szarpnąćarrancara smuciрезко дёргать(vy)trhnúť, vytiahnuťhitro potegnititrgnutiryckaกระชากbirden çekmek使勁猛拉сіпатиجھٹکے سے کھینچناgiật mạnh使

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