About The Word Yank
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Yank
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What's The Definition Of Yank?
[n] an American
[n] an American who lives in New England [n] an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [v] pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open.." Synonyms | Synonyms for Yank: jerk | New Englander | Northerner | Yankee | Yankee-Doodle Related Terms | Find terms related to Yank: See Also | American | draw | Federal | Federal soldier | force | New England | North | pull | Union soldier Yank In Webster's Dictionary \Yank\, n. [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.]
A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
\Yank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yanked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yanking}.] To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.] \Yank\, n. An abbreviation of {Yankee}. [Slang] |
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