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yank Definition

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

yank Synonyms

yank

n.

twitch, jerk, wrench, flip, jiggle, tug, haul, drag; see also pull 1.

Yank* Synonyms

Yank*

n.

American, soldier, member of the A.E.F., Yankee, doughboy*, Joe*, GI*, GI Joe*, doughfoot*; see also Yanks.

yank Synonyms

yank

v.

pull, haul, tug, drag, jiggle, flip, wrench, twitch; see also draw 1, jerk 2.

yank Usage Examples

Object

  • post: Maria yank 155 posts Posted: Mar 31 2006 05:10 PM Report Quote Quote: Hi Alex, You Rock!
  • text: Here is how to yank the text back into the line.
  • line: The first thing to do is not to start yanking the line with your rod as hard as you can.
  • message: This disallows several af features, notably killing and yanking messages in the buffer.
  • door: I yanked the door and let go with 2 gallons of vegetable soup.
  • top: M-y Rotate the kill-ring, and yank the new top.

Preposition: at

  • door: The Doctor ran to the machine, yanking at the doors.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: His free hand went to Ternis's leg and twisted hard, then yanked.
  • back: Meanwhile I was being yanked back for various jobs.
  • just: Just yank on the cable somehow to get the mech close enough to some teeth to see how it goes.
  • last: Each time you kill, the " last yank " pointer moves to the newly made entry at the front of the ring.
  • away: She plays the ditzy blond daughter of a rockstar who gets her trust fund yanked away from her.
  • hard: But in a crash, they do stop you because [ Alan yanks hard on the seatbelt ] Impact!

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: Some have huge bald patches where mats have just been yanked off by the owner, and the skin is red and sore.
  • up: But if the bbc needs to yank up its socks with both hands, then the government's pair need a thorough soapy bleaching.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • up: Everyone wants to fight us. ' Their group began laughing, yanking up hooded tops as they adopted the posture of a streetwise gang.

Present participle complement

  • behave: That's my question to Bush yanks behaving badly How long does it take to search an entire country for weapons of mass destruction?

Preposition: in

  • direction: These two parts of your body are yanked in opposite directions.

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