Tom gave the rope a yank.
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Yank
//jæŋk//
Synonyms for "yank" (58 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (29)
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8 entriesis a
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16 entriesTranslations
73 translations across 23 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- dartmaq verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Bulgarian
3 entries- рязко дръпване noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
- дръпвам силно verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- изтеглям verb (to remove from distribution)
Catalan
1 entries- estrebada noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
Dutch
3 entries- een ruk geven verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- rukken verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- sjorren verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Esperanto
1 entries- jankio noun (native of the USA)
Finnish
4 entries- jenkki noun (native of the Northern USA)
- jenkki noun (native of the USA)
- kiskaisu noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
- riuhtaisu noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
French
4 entries- Yankee noun (native of the Northern USA)
- Yankee noun (native of the USA)
- amerloque noun (native of the USA)
- coup sec noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
Georgian
1 entries- ნახტომი noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
German
4 entries- Ami noun (native of the USA)
- Ruck noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
- Yankee noun (native of the USA)
- aus dem Verkehr ziehen verb (to remove from distribution)
Greek
1 entries- απότομο τράβηγμα noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
Hungarian
4 entries- bevon verb (to remove from distribution)
- előkap verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- előránt verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- kiránt verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Italian
1 entries- strappar via verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Japanese
1 entries- 引っ張る verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Māori
1 entries- haukume verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Persian
1 entries- کشش ناگهانی noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
Portuguese
2 entries- ianque noun (native of the USA)
- puxão noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
Romanian
1 entries- înșfăca verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Russian
4 entries- а́мер noun (native of the USA)
- дёрганье noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
- пиндо́с noun (native of the USA)
- рыво́к noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- slaod verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- tarraing verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Spanish
4 entries- tirón noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
- yanqui noun (native of the USA)
- dar un tirón verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- retirar verb (to remove from distribution)
Swedish
2 entries- jänkare noun (native of the USA)
- ryck noun (A sudden, vigorous pull)
Tamil
1 entries- பிடுங்கு verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Ukrainian
2 entries- сми́кати verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
- сми́кнути verb (to pull something with a quick, strong action)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The string is kind of old and worn out, so don't yank it too hard.
Source: tatoeba (8828095)
He tried to yank the splinter out with his teeth.
Source: tatoeba (10058136)
Please yank out any dandelions you see in the garden. I consider them weeds.
Source: tatoeba (10065921)
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