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yank

Overview of noun yank

1. 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")

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