What does yank mean?

Definitions for yank
yæŋkyank

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word yank.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Yankee, Yank, Northernernoun

    an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

  2. Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodleverb

    an American (especially to non-Americans)

  3. yank, jerkverb

    pull, or move with a sudden movement

    "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

Wiktionary

  1. yanknoun

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

  2. yankverb

    To pull something with a quick, strong action.

  3. yankverb

    to remove from circulation

    They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

  4. Yanknoun

    A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States.

  5. Yanknoun

    A Yankee, an American: someone from the United States.

  6. Etymology: From Yankee.

ChatGPT

  1. yank

    Yank generally refers to a sudden, forceful pull or jerk motion. It can be used as both a verb ("to yank") and a noun ("a yank"). This term is often used in informal English. Additionally, in certain contexts like in the US, "Yank" can also be a slang or colloquial term for an American.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yanknoun

    a jerk or twitch

  2. Yankverb

    to twitch; to jerk

  3. Yanknoun

    an abbreviation of Yankee

  4. Etymology: [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Yank

    yangk, v.t. to carry, move with a jerk (with out, over).—n. (Scot.) a blow, buffet.—n. Yank′er (Scot.), a rap: a big lie.—adj. Yank′ing (Scot.), active: (U.S.) pulling, jerking.—n. Yank′ie (Scot.), a scold: an impudent woman. [Scand., Sw. prov. jakka, to rove about, Ice. jaga, to move about.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. YANK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yank is ranked #77788 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Yank surname appeared 246 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yank.

    89.4% or 220 total occurrences were White.
    5.6% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
    2% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yank in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of yank in a Sentence

  1. Marine Col. Andrew Milburn:

    No one really without any sense of foresight could say [ Biden ] will yank [ the troops ] out and the Afghan government will not collapse, certainly as military planners, you always have some contingency plan, no matter how unlikely you think an event is to occur.

  2. Marion Howard:

    Life is like a blanket too short. You pull it up and your toes rebel, you yank it down and shivers meander about your shoulder; but cheerful folks manage to draw their knees up and pass a very comfortable night.

  3. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu:

    There are all kinds of issues ... one of those is whether we need to yank out the fiscal terms and develop them into a different law relying on existing fiscal laws and amend those.

  4. Jamie Ewing:

    I don’t want us to open, be back for a week and then shut it down again. We can’t do that to our kids, they get excited, they get back, they get into a routine and then we’ll yank the rug out from under them again.

  5. Jen Psaki:

    We were actually about to wrap this meeting up because it was clearly a bad idea, hey, don't do that. Don't just yank the plunger off the nipple like that.

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