Definition of yank Yank

/jæˈŋk/ - [yangk] - yank

We found 8 definitions of yank from 4 different sources.

What does yank mean?

Verb yanks, yanking, yanked
yank - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
		jerk
		force, pull, draw impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

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yank (Noun)
A sudden, vigorous pull sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force.
yank (Verb)
To pull something with a quick, strong action.
yank (Verb)
To remove from circulation.

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yank in sign language