different between yank vs raise

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)

1. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
2. (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.

Synonyms

• (sudden, vigorous pull): jerk, tug

Translations

Verb

yank (third-person singular simple present yanks, present participle yanking, simple past and past participle yanked)

1. (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.

2. (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)

1. (often derogatory) A Yankee.

Scots

Etymology

Unknown; likely imitative. Compare whang (“a blow”).

Noun

yank (plural yanks)

1. a sudden tug, a jerk, a yank
2. a blow, a slap

Verb

yank (third-person singular present yanks, present participle yankin, past yankt, past participle yankt)

1. to jerk, to pull suddenly
2. to move quickly or in a lively manner

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?z, IPA^(key): /?e?z/
• Homophones: rase, rays, raze, rehs, réis, res
• Rhymes: -e?z

Etymology 1

From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raisijan?, *raizijan? (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *r?san? (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?rey- (“to rise, arise”). Cognate with Old English r?sian (“to explore, examine, research”), Old English r?san (“to seize, carry off”), Old English r?ran (“to cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create”). Doublet of rear.

Verb

raise (third-person singular simple present raises, present participle raising, simple past and past participle raised)

1. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
   1. To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
   2. To cause something to come to the surface of the sea.

   3. (nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.

   4. To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
   5. (figuratively) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.

   6. (military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
   7. (military, transitive) To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
2. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
   1. To collect or amass.

   2. To bring up; to grow; to promote.

   3. To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.

   4. (law) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).

   5. To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
3. To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

4. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

5. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.

6. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
7. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
8. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
9. (computing) To throw (an exception).

Usage notes

• It is standard US English to raise children, and this usage has become common in all kinds of English since the 1700s. Until fairly recently, however, US teachers taught the traditional rule that one should raise crops and animals, but rear children, despite the fact that this contradicted general usage. It is therefore not surprising that some people still prefer to rear children and that this is considered correct but formal in US English. It is widespread in UK English and not considered formal.
• It is generally considered incorrect to say rear crops or (adult) animals in US English, but this expression is common in UK English.

Synonyms

• (to cause to rise): lift

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

raise (plural raises)

1. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).

   The boss gave me a raise.

2. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
3. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
4. (poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.

Derived terms

• lateral raise
• leg raise

Translations

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreysi; the spelling came about under the influence of the folk etymology that derived it from the verb.

Noun

raise (plural raises)

1. A cairn or pile of stones.

Translations

Further reading

• raise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Aesir, Aries, ERISA, Resia, aesir, aires, arise, reais, serai

Middle English

Noun

raise

1. Alternative form of reys