Defenition of the word yank

• Defenition of the word yank

  • an American who lives in New England
  • pull, or move with a sudden movement: "Shayne turned the handle and jerked the door open.."
  • an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
  • an American
  • pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
  • an American (especially to non-Americans)
  • pull, or move with a sudden movement

Synonyms for the word yank

• • haul
  • heave
  • jerk
  • New Englander
  • Northerner
  • pull
  • snatch
  • tug
  • wrench
  • Yank
  • Yankee
  • Yankee-Doddle

Similar words in the yank

• • yank
  • yank's
  • yanked
  • yankee
  • yankee's
  • yankees
  • yanking
  • yanks

Meronymys for the word yank

• • New England
  • North

Hyponyms for the word yank

• • Federal
  • Federal soldier
  • Union soldier

Hypernyms for the word yank

• • American
  • draw
  • force
  • pull

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