Hypertext Webster Gateway: "yank"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yank \Yank\, n. [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.]
A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yank \Yank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Yanking}.]
To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yank \Yank\, n.
An abbreviation of {Yankee}. [Slang]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Yank
n 1: an American who lives in the North (especially during the
American Civil War) [syn: {Yankee}, {Yank}, {Northerner}]
2: an American who lives in New England [syn: {New Englander},
{Yankee}, {Yank}]
3: an American [syn: {Yankee}, {Yank}, {Yankee-Doodle}]
v : pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle
and jerked the door open.." [syn: {jerk}]
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