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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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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]

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Yank

Noun

Slang a person from the United States

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 1. pull, tug, jerk, seize, snatch, pluck, hitch, wrench

noun 2. pull, tug, jerk, snatch, hitch, wrench, tweak

Translations

Yank [jæŋk], Yankee [ˈjæŋkɪ] n (pej) → yanqui m/f

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yank [jæŋk] vt → tirar de, jalar de (LAM)

n → tirón m

Yank [jæŋk], Yankee [ˈjæŋkɪ] n (pej) → Amerloque m/f, Ricain(e)

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yank [jæŋk] vt → tirer d'un coup sec

Yank [jæŋk] (pej) n → Ami m

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yank [jæŋk] vt → reißen

n → Ruck 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

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yank [jæŋk] n → strattone m

vt → tirare, dare uno strattone a

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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猛拉

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使劲猛拉