verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously: Yank down on the bell rope. He was yanked out of school.
noun
2.
an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
Origin:
1810–20; origin uncertain
1810–20; origin uncertain
Synonyms
1. pluck, tug, tear.
1. pluck, tug, tear.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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yank (jæŋk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to pull, jerk, or move with a sharp movement; tug |
| —n | |
| 2. | a sharp jerking movement; tug |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| Yank (jæŋk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a slang word for an American |
| 2. | informal (US) short for Yankee |
| Yankee or (informal) Yank (ˈjæŋkɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | derogatory often a native or inhabitant of the US; American |
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of New England |
| 3. | a native or inhabitant of the Northern US, esp a Northern soldier in the Civil War |
| 4. | communications a code word for the letter y |
| 5. | finance a bond issued in the US by a foreign borrower |
| —adj | |
| 6. | of, relating to, or characteristic of Yankees |
| [C18: perhaps from Dutch Jan Kees John Cheese, nickname used derisively by Dutch settlers in New York to designate English colonists in Connecticut] | |
| Yank or (informal) Yank | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: perhaps from Dutch Jan Kees John Cheese, nickname used derisively by Dutch settlers in New York to designate English colonists in Connecticut] | |
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Word Origin & History
yank
1822, Scottish, of unknown origin; the noun is 1818 in sense of "sudden blow, cuff."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
yank definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
yank definition
jargon(From the colloquial meaning "to pull suddenly") To insert a copy of some saved text at the current position in a document being edited.
The term is used in the Unix text editors GNU Emacs and vi but "paste" is more common elsewhere.
[Used elsewhere?]
(1998-07-01)
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