YankOverview of noun yankee, Yank, Northerner -- (an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War))2. Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle -- (an American (especially to non-Americans)) Overview of verb yank The verb yank has 1 sense 1. yank, jerk -- (pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |