different between yank vs tremble

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

Etymology

From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trambler and its variants, from Vulgar Latin tremul?, a derivative of Classical Latin trem?; cf. also tremulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??mbl?/
• Hyphenation: trem?ble

Verb

tremble (third-person singular simple present trembles, present participle trembling, simple past and past participle trembled)

1. (intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To fear; to be afraid.

Translations

Noun

tremble (plural trembles)

1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

Translations

Related terms

• tremor
• tremulous
• tremblor

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???bl/

Noun

tremble m (plural trembles)

1. aspen

Verb

tremble

1. first-person singular present indicative of trembler
2. third-person singular present indicative of trembler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of trembler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of trembler
5. second-person singular imperative of trembler

Further reading

• “tremble” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).