yank
to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously: Yank down on the bell rope. He was yanked out of school.
an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
Origin of yank
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How to use yank in a sentence
Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
Somebody yanks Chan and elbows him and he is momentarily distracted trying to apprehend his assailant.
And thanks to the time difference, we Yanks should learn the result without having to stay up late.
The Yanks, wrote one very senior British officer, “are new at this game and have the enthusiasm of beginners.”
D-Day Was The Largest And One Of The Bloodiest Invasions In History | James A. Warren | June 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “cultural collision of Brits and Yanks threatened but never quite broke the partnership,” writes Symonds.
D-Day Was The Largest And One Of The Bloodiest Invasions In History | James A. Warren | June 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The second of the private collectors was an Americophobe, and bought an unique picture to "spite the damned Yanks."
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. | John GalsworthyThe Yanks beat us; so our States must still be in the Union.
Greater Britain | Charles Wentworth DilkeWe did not go far before we ran on the Yanks and met a warm reception.
Reminiscences of a Private | Frank M. MixsonYanks bivouacked in that room, too, but didn't so much as crack it.
A Virginia Cousin & Bar Harbor Tales | Mrs Burton HarrisonI never thought Yanks had any of the rudiments of decorum and laudability about them.
Roads of Destiny | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for yank (1 of 2)
/ (jæŋk) /
to pull, jerk, or move with a sharp movement; tug
a sharp jerking movement; tug
Origin of yank
1British Dictionary definitions for Yank (2 of 2)
/ (jæŋk) /
a slang word for an American
US informal short for Yankee
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