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
Yankee, Yank, Northernernoun
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodleverb
an American (especially to non-Americans)
yank, jerkverb
pull, or move with a sudden movement
"He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
Wiktionary
yanknoun
A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
yankverb
To pull something with a quick, strong action.
yankverb
to remove from circulation
They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.
Yanknoun
A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States.
Yanknoun
A Yankee, an American: someone from the United States.
Etymology: From Yankee.
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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
Yanknoun
a jerk or twitch
Yankverb
to twitch; to jerk
Yanknoun
an abbreviation of Yankee
Etymology: [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Yank in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Yank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Yank in a Sentence
To yank the bill out of committee and rush it to the floor unilaterally with no input from the Democrats who have worked very hard on this issue makes it clear that Republicans are looking to score cheap political points instead of producing the bipartisan outcome that is Israel's best interest, that action, in the blink of an eye, undermines a tremendous amount of bipartisan effort to move the process forward in a way that kept Democrats and Republicans together.
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.
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.
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.
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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- نثرArabic
- škubnutíCzech
- rykDanish
- aus dem Verkehr ziehen, RuckGerman
- τινάσσομαιGreek
- dar un tirón, tirón, tironear, tirarSpanish
- کشش ناگهانی, یانکPersian
- vetäisy, jenkki, riuhtaista, riuhtaisu, kiskaista, [[vetää]] [[pois]] [[markkinat, riuhtoa, vetäistä, kiskaisuFinnish
- coup sec, tirer d'un coup secFrench
- slaod, tarraingScottish Gaelic
- झटकाHindi
- rántHungarian
- merenggutIndonesian
- strappar via, strattoneItalian
- לִמְשׁוֹךHebrew
- 引っ張る, ヤンクJapanese
- 양키Korean
- yankLatin
- rukkenDutch
- yankNorwegian
- szarpaćPolish
- puxãoPortuguese
- smulgeRomanian
- дёргать, вырывать, рывок, дёрганьеRussian
- ryckSwedish
- வேகமாக இழுTamil
- ఉదుటుTelugu
- งัดThai
- birden çekmeTurkish
- ЯнкUkrainian
- یانکUrdu
- yankVietnamese
- yankYiddish
- 猛拉Chinese
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