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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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yanker
English
Etymology
yank +? -er
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?jæ?k?/
- Rhymes: -æ?k?(r)
Noun
yanker (plural yankers)
- Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull
- (Scotland) A brazen lie
- Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.
Synonyms
- puller
See also
- yankee
- pull someone's chain
Anagrams
- Kearny
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