YANK


Meaning of YANK in English

informal

■ verb

1》 pull with a jerk.

2》 N. Amer. withdraw or cancel abruptly.

■ noun a sudden hard pull.

Origin

C18 (as a Scots word in the sense 'sudden sharp blow'): of unknown origin.

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