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yank
English
Etymology 1
Attested since 1822; from Scots yank. Unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- enPR: y?ngk, IPA(key): /jæ?k/
- Rhymes: -æ?k
Noun
yank (plural yanks)
- A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
- (slang) A masturbation session.
- 2012, Bonnie Dee, Summer Devon, Serious Play (page 81)
- 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.
- 2012, Bonnie Dee, Summer Devon, Serious Play (page 81)
Synonyms
- (sudden, vigorous pull): jerk, tug
Translations
Verb
yank (third-person singular simple present yanks, present participle yanking, simple past and past participle yanked)
- (transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
- 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]
- 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.
- 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]
- (transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.
- They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.
Synonyms
- (pull with a quick strong action): jerk, tug
- (remove from circulation): pull, recall
Derived terms
- yanker
- yank someone's chain
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “yank”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Etymology 2
Clipping of yankee
Noun
yank (plural yanks)
- (often derogatory) A Yankee.
Scots
Etymology
Unknown; likely imitative. Compare whang (“a blow”).
Noun
yank (plural yanks)
- a sudden tug, a jerk, a yank
- a blow, a slap
Verb
yank (third-person singular present yanks, present participle yankin, past yankt, past participle yankt)
- to jerk, to pull suddenly
- to move quickly or in a lively manner
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lug
English
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which is from similar Scandinavian sources.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: l?g, IPA(key): /l??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
lug (plural lugs)
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- Anything that moves slowly.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ascham to this entry?)
- A lug nut.
- Synonym: lug nut
- (electricity) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A fool, a large man.
- Synonym: big lug
- (Britain) An ear or ear lobe.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- (Britain, dialect) A rod or pole.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
- (Britain, archaic, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16 1?2 feet.
- Synonym: rod
- (nautical) A lugsail.
- (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- A lugworm.
Derived terms
- (protruding support): launch lug
Translations
Verb
lug (third-person singular simple present lugs, present participle lugging, simple past and past participle lugged)
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
- 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
- As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling to Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle... the clan has a tendency to ignore me.
- c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, A Thought
- They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.
- 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
- (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
- (intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
Derived terms
- luggage
Translations
References
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [3]
Anagrams
- Gul
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lucht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lœ?/
Noun
lug (uncountable, diminutive luggie)
- air
Usage notes
The plural form of lug is lugte, but it exists only in literary texts and is otherwise never used.
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *lug(?), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuK- (“to gulp/drink (down), swallow”). Cognate to Lithuanian li?gas (“morass”), Old Norse slok (“trough, spillway”), Middle High German sl?ch (“gulf, abyss”).
Noun
lug m (indefinite plural lugje, definite singular lugu, definite plural lugjet)
- trough, (water) channel, spillway
- groove (especially in trees)
- valley (between mountains or hills through which a river or creek flows)
Declension
Derived terms
References
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lug m (genitive singular luga, nominative plural luganna)
- (mechanics) lug
Declension
Derived terms
- lug seoil (“lugsail”)
Further reading
- "lug" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “lug” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Livonian
Etymology
Akin to Finnish luku.
Noun
lug
- number
Primitive Irish
Romanization
lug
- Romanization of ???
Scanian
Etymology
From Old Norse lok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l????]
Noun
lug n
- weed, unwanted plant
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *l?g?.
Noun
l?g m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- small forest, grove
- Synonyms: šumica, gaj
- swamp forest
Declension
Further reading
- “lug” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Etymology 2
From Middle High German louge, from Proto-Germanic *laug? ("soap, lye").
Noun
l?g m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- ash (fire residue)
- lye
Declension
Further reading
- “lug” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Slovene
Etymology
From Middle High German louge, from Proto-Germanic *laug? ("soap, lye").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lù?k/, /lú?k/
Noun
l?g m inan
- lye
Inflection
Further reading
- “lug”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Somali
Noun
lug ?
- leg
Yola
Noun
lug
- Alternative form of lhug
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