Yank - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |jæŋk|  American pronunciation of the word yank
Brit.  |jæŋk|  British pronunciation of the word yank

noun

- an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) (syn: northerner, yankee)
- an American (especially to non-Americans) (syn: yankee)

verb

- pull, or move with a sudden movement (syn: jerk)

Extra examples

He yanked the door shut.

She yanked on the dog's leash.

...had to give the shoe a good yank to get it off...

The small girl kept yanking at her mother's apron.

By accident he touched the hot metal, and yanked his hand away with a cry of pain.

You just yank twice on the rope as a signal to be pulled up.

This tool is for yanking out old nails from the boards.

They yanked their children out of school.

She yanked on at the work.

One of the men grabbed Tom's hair and yanked his head back.

Nick yanked the door open.

With both hands she yanked at the necklace.

He gave the rope a yank.

Don't yank on my sweater. You'll stretch it.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: yank
he/she/it: yanks
present participle: yanking
past tense: yanked
past participle: yanked
noun
singular: yank
plural: yanks
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