YANK

Meaning of YANK in English

( Yanks)

Some people refer to people from the United States of America as Yanks . This use could cause offence. ( INFORMAL )

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

YANK — noun Date: 1778 ~ee
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YANK — I. ˈyaŋk, -aiŋk noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: by shortening : yankee II. noun ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YANK — /yangk/ , v.t. , v.i. 1. to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously: Yank down on the bell rope. He …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YANK — I. ˈyaŋk verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1822 intransitive verb : to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YANK — noun a jerk or twitch. 2. yank ·noun an abbreviation of yankee. 3. yank ·vt to twitch; to jerk.
Webster English vocab
YANK — [yank] n [origin unknown] (ca. 1864): a strong sudden pull: jerk [2]yank vi (1822): to pull on something with a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YANK — yank, Yank BrE AmE jæŋk ▷ yanked jæŋ k t ▷ yanking ˈjæŋk ɪŋ ▷ yanks, Yanks jæŋ k s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YANK — / jæŋk; NAmE / verb [usually + adv. / prep. ] ( informal ) to pull sth/sb hard, quickly and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YANK — Yank BrE AmE ( also Yankee ) noun [countable] British English informal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Yankee ] an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YANK — yank /jæŋk/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] informal to suddenly pull something quickly and with force yank something out/back/open …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YANK — ( yanks, yanking, yanked) If you yank someone or something somewhere, you pull them there suddenly and with a lot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YANK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Brian and I recounted the awful journey, but, of course, all the Yanks had been …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YANK — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB back ▪ It jerked his foot banged his knee and was yanked back open. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YANK — (PULL) [verb] [T] [informal] - to pull (something) forcefully with a quick movementMy two-year-old nephew yanked the corner of the …
Cambridge English vocab
YANK
Slang English vocab
YANK — verb Yank is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ chain , ↑ cord
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
YANK — I сущ.; разг. Yank янки II 1. сущ. дерганье, рывок 2. гл.; разг. дергать, рвать (обыкн. yank out, yank off) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YANK — I сущ.; разг.Yank1) янки, американец Syn:Yankee 1. 2) американская машина II 1. сущ.дерганье, рывок, толчок, резкое движение 2. гл.; разг.1) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
YANK — 1. jæŋk n 1. разг. рывок, дёрганье to give the door a yank - дёрнуть /рвануть/ дверь 2. шотл. резкий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YANK — I сущ. ; разг. Yank 1) янки, американец Syn: Yankee 1. 2) американская машина II 1. сущ. дерганье, рывок, толчок, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YANK — I сущ.; разг. Yank 1) янки, американец Syn: Yankee 1. 2) американская машина II 1. сущ. дерганье, рывок, толчок, резкое движение 2. гл.; разг. 1) дергать, рвать (обыкн. yank out, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
YANK — _I Yank _n. _собир. янки _II 1. _n. рывок, дерганье 2. _v. _собир. налетать с размаху на рычаг; дергать (обыкн. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
YANK — I Yank n. собир. янки II 1. n. рывок, дерганье 2. v. собир. налетать с размаху на рычаг; дергать (обыкн. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
YANK — дергать, рвать (yank out, yank off) активно браться за что-л., накидываться налетать с размаху на рычаг отменять, снимать (представление и т.д.) дерганье, рывок, толчок, …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
YANK — 1. _n. рывок, дёрганье 2. _v. _разг. налетать с размаху на рычаг; дёргать (_обыкн. yank out, yank off)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
YANK — I n infml A dozen armed men were inquiring after some yank and swearing to have his life — Дюжина вооруженных …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
YANK — I n infml A dozen armed men were inquiring after some yank and swearing to have his life — Дюжина …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
YANK — yank n infml A dozen armed men were inquiring after some yank and swearing to have his life Дюжина вооруженных …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
YANK — I A dozen armed men were inquiring after some yank and swearing to have his life — Дюжина вооруженных людей …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
YANK — I сущ.; разг. Yank янки II 1. сущ. дерганье, рывок 2. гл.; разг. дергать, рвать (обыкн. yank out, yank off) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YANK — (n.) An abbreviation of Yankee.
Английский словарь Webster
YANK — (v. t.) To twitch; to jerk.
Английский словарь Webster
YANK — (n.) A jerk or twitch.
Английский словарь Webster
YANK — ( v. t. ) To twitch; to jerk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YANK — ( n. ) An abbreviation of Yankee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YANK — ( n. ) A jerk or twitch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YANK — /yangk/ , n., adj. Informal. Yankee. [ 1770-80, Amer.; shortened form ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YANK — v. pull with a sudden jerking motion; wrench; pull out; uproot
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YANK — n. strong tug, drawing towards
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YANK — n. American; native of a northern state of the U.S.A.; Federal soldier in the American Civil War
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YANK — noun Date: 1778 : Yankee
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YANK — n. Function: noun Date: circa 1864 : a strong sudden pull : JERK
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YANK — n. Pronunciation: ' ya ŋ k Function: intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1822 : to pull on something with …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YANK — n. Pronunciation: ' ya ŋ k Function: noun Date: 1778 : YANKEE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YANK — informal ■ verb 1》 pull with a jerk. 2》 N. Amer. withdraw or cancel abruptly. ■ noun a sudden hard …
Concise Oxford English vocab
YANK — ■ noun informal 1》 often derogatory an American. 2》 US another term for ~ee (in sense 2).
Concise Oxford English vocab
YANK — / jæŋk; NAmE / (also Yan·kee ) noun ( BrE , informal , often disapproving ) a slightly offensive word …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YANK — n. colloq. often derog. an inhabitant of the US; an American. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YANK — v. & n. colloq. --v.tr. pull with a jerk. --n. a sudden hard pull. [19th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YANK — v. & n. colloq. v.tr. pull with a jerk. n. a sudden hard pull. [ 19th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YANK — n. colloq. often derog. an inhabitant of the US; an American. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YANK — v. & n. colloq. --v.tr. pull with a jerk. --n. a sudden hard pull. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
YANK — n. colloq. often derog. an inhabitant of the US; an American. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
YANK — (~s) Some people refer to people from the United States of America as ~s. This use could cause offence. (INFORMAL) …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
YANK — (AMERICAN), Yankee [noun] [C] [informal] - a person from the United States of AmericaThere are a lot of expats living …
Cambridge English vocab
YANK — Synonyms and related words : bob, clutch, evulse, flick, flip, flirt, flounce, grab, hitch, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
YANK — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: JERK , lug, lurch, snap, twitch, vellicate Related Words: tug; clutch, grab, snatch 2 Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
YANK — verb 1. Synonyms: jerk , lug, lurch, snap, twitch, vellicate Related Word: tug; clutch, grab, snatch 2. Synonyms: extract 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
YANK — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
YANK — See ↑ PULL 2
Longman Activator English vocab
YANK — n. 25B6; verb (informal) JERK, pull, tug, wrench; snatch, seize.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
YANK — < jargon > (From the colloquial meaning "to pull suddenly") To insert a copy of some saved text at the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
YANK — ➡ Yankee
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
YANK — 1. noun 1) рывок; 2) мастурбация 2. v дергать (vt)
Dirty English-Russian vocab

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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