yank

Plural: yanks

Noun

• an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
• an American (especially to non-Americans)
• A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
• A masturbation session.
• alternative form of shank (“stabbing weapon”).
• Alternative letter-case form of Yank (“Yankee”).

Verb

Verb Forms: yanked, yanking, yanks

• To pull suddenly and sharply.
• pull, or move with a sudden movement
• To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
• To remove from distribution.

Examples

• He unjammed the rope with a short yank.
• She had to YANK that ’Q’ tile from her rack before her opponent could steal it.
• They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

Synonyms

jerk, Northerner, Yankee, Yankee-Doodle, fap, pull, recall, tug

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