yank

See also Yank

English

Etymology

Attested since 1822 CE; from Scots. Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: yăngk, IPA: /jæŋk/, X-SAMPA: /j{Nk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk

Noun

yank (plural yanks)

1. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

Synonyms

• (sudden, vigorous pull): jerk, tug

Translations

A sudden, vigorous pull

• Finnish: vetäisy, kiskaisu, riuhtaisu
• French: coup sec (fr) m
• German: Ruck (de) m

• Persian: کشش ناگهانی (fa)
• Russian: рывок (ru) m (ryvok), дёрганье (ru) n (djórganʹje)
• Spanish: tirón (es) m

Verb

yank (third-person singular simple present yanks, present participle yanking, simple past and past participle yanked)

1. (transitive) To pull something with a quick, strong action.
2. (transitive) to remove from circulation

   They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

Synonyms

• (pull with a quick strong action): jerk, tug
• (remove from circulation): pull, recall

Translations

to pull something with a quick, strong action

• Finnish: vetäistä (fi), kiskaista (fi), riuhtoa (fi), riuhtaista (fi)
• French: tirer d'un coup sec (fr)
• Italian: strappar via (it)
• Japanese: 引っ張る (ja) (hipparu)

• Russian: дёргать, вырывать
• Scottish Gaelic: slaod (gd), tarraing (gd)
• Spanish: tirar de (es), dar un tirón (es), tironear (es)

to remove from circulation

• Finnish: vetää pois markkinoilta

• German: aus dem Verkehr ziehen (de)

References

• “yank” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).