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yank

/jæŋk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
  2. A masturbation session.
  3. To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
  4. To remove from distribution.
  5. A Yankee.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

jerk(English)northerner(English)yankee(English)new englander(English)tug(English)pull(English)tear(English)remove(English)doodle(English)urn(English)estes(English)dixieland(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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