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Yank

//jæŋk// noun, verb, slang

Noun

1
A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
"He unjammed the rope with a short yank."
2
Alternative letter-case form of Yank (“Yankee”). alt-of, derogatory, often
3
A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England. US
"Halt! come down there, you Yanks, come down!"
4
an American (especially to non-Americans) wordnet
5
A masturbation session. slang
"He rested his hand on his bare chest, an innocent enough spot, but soon it drifted of its own accord down his stomach to slide beneath the waistband of his briefs. Fine. A quick yank would relieve the sexual tension that simmered in him."

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6
An American: someone from the United States. Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, broadly, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur, sometimes
"“This time,” he General Alphonse-Pierre Juin] told the Yanks, “you have not crossed to win new victories but to preserve peace. […]”"
7
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) wordnet
8
alternative form of shank (“stabbing weapon”). Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang
"Tell my young bad, she can vouch for me I was only thirteen with a yank on me"
9
Short for Yankee, meaning, in the American Civil War, someone on the Union side. abbreviation, alt-of

Verb

1
To pull (something) with a quick, strong action. transitive
"Now a white-backed rams its head down the wildebeest’s throat and yanks out an eight-inch length of trachea, ribbed like a vacuum hose."
2
pull, or move with a sudden movement wordnet
3
To remove from distribution. informal, transitive
"They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe."

Etymology 1

Attested since 1822; from Scots yank. Unknown origin.

Etymology 2

Attested since 1822; from Scots yank. Unknown origin.

Etymology 3

Clipping of Yankee.

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