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yank (yaŋk)

noun

☆ Informal a sudden, strong pull; jerk

Etymology: < ?

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Informal to jerk
Yank definition

☆ Yank (yaŋk)

noun

Slang a Yankee; esp., a U.S. soldier in World Wars I and II

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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