- Yank
- Yank \Yank\, n. [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.] A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
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Yank — fue un semanario publicado por el ejército de los Estados Unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Fundada y editada por el mayor Hartzell Spence (1908 2001), la revista fue escrita únicamente por soldados y sus destinatarios eran los soldados,… … Wikipedia Español
Yank — may refer to: * Yank, the Army Weekly , a newspaper for American soldiers during World War II * Yank (physics), the rate of change in force * Yanks , a 1979 film * Yank Rachell bluesman, mandolin and guitar player. * Yank , the name for the copy… … Wikipedia
yank — v [I and T] informal to suddenly pull something quickly and with force yank sth out/back/open etc ▪ One of the men grabbed Tom s hair and yanked his head back. ▪ Nick yanked the door open. yank on/at ▪ With both hands she yanked at the necklace.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Yank — (dt.: Ruck) war eine US amerikanische Automobilmarke, nur 1950 von den Custom Auto Works in San Diego (Kalifornien) gebaut wurde. Der Yank war ein zweitüriger Roadster mit zwei Sitzplätzen. Sein Radstand betrug 2.540 mm. Angetrieben wurde das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
yank — yank·ton; yank·to·nai; yank; … English syllables
Yank — Yank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yanked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yanking}.] To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yank — Yank, n. An abbreviation of {Yankee}. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yank — (off) vb (of a man) to masturbate. A fairly rare but geographically widespread term. yank (someone around/someone s chain) vb American to mislead, deceive, harass or irritate someone. The image on which the expression is based is that of a… … Contemporary slang
Yank — [jæŋk] n also Yankee BrE informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Yankee] an American often used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
Yank — [ jæŋk ] noun count IMPOLITE an insulting word for someone from the U.S … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
