Definitions for yank
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. YANK

   What does YANK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the YANK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • American
   • Pull

How to pronounce yank?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say yank in sign language?

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. Kelly Shar Khuu:

   All the ladies were hitting him, i got the aluminum foil. The robber, a tall and robust man, was trying to yank the drawer free from the four petite women who held on with everything they had.

2. Frederic Neumann:

   The Fed has got markets by the leash. And this week, it will once more tug and yank.

3. 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.

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. Adam Jentleson:

   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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=yank
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yank
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yank
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=yank
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html