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Yank

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Noun

1. northerner, yank, yankee

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

2. yank, yankee, yankee-doodle

an American (especially to non-Americans)

Verb

3. jerk, yank

pull, or move with a sudden movement

Example Sentences:
'He turned the handle and jerked the door open'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Yank

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verb
1. 
to pull, jerk, or move with a sharp movement; tug
noun
2. 
a sharp jerking movement; tug
noun
1. 
a slang word for an American
2. US informal short for Yankee

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Yank

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noun
Slang
a Yankee; esp., a U.S. soldier in World Wars I and II
noun
1.  US, Informal
a sudden, strong pull; jerk
verb transitive, verb intransitive
2.  Informal
to jerk

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Yank

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n.
1. Informal A native or inhabitant of a northern US state, especially a Union soldier during the Civil War.
2. Chiefly British A native or inhabitant of the United States.
v. yanked, yank·ing, yanks
v.tr.
1. To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk: yanked the emergency cord.
2. Informal To extract or remove abruptly: yanked the starting pitcher early in the game.
v.intr.
To pull on something suddenly.
n.
A sudden vigorous pull; a jerk.

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