yanked; yanking; yanks
: to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement
1
: to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement
2
: to remove in or as if in an abrupt manner
yanked the story from the evening edition
Synonyms
Examples of yank in a Sentence
Verb
He yanked the door shut.
She yanked on the dog's leash.
Noun (1)
had to give the shoe a good yank to get it off
Recent Examples on the Web
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
The Apple AirPods are a game changer, eliminating the hassle of cords getting yanked out of your ears while being perfectly compact for travel.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Only the snarl of the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 will give away that this wagon’s packing 603 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of yank.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
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Verb
The penultimate episode of Pachinko Season 2 surely yanked at the heartstrings of any parent who has ever sent a first child off to college.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
The Apple AirPods are a game changer, eliminating the hassle of cords getting yanked out of your ears while being perfectly compact for travel.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
With tugs and yanks and positive feedback, a planetary makeover began that is rampant today.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Only the snarl of the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 will give away that this wagon’s packing 603 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of yank.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Yank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yank. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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