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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. ruk شَدَّةٌ فُجائِيَّه بِعُنْف дръпване trhnutí ryk der Ruck απότομο τράβηγμα tirón tõmme تکان ناگهان؛ کشیدن ناگهانی nykäisy 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 홱 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