YANK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an American
   Synonym(s)
   • Yankee (what does Yankee mean?)
   • Yankee-Doodle (what does Yankee-Doodle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Yank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • American (what does American mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an American who lives in New England
   Synonym(s)
   • New Englander (what does New Englander mean?)
   • Yankee (what does Yankee mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Yank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • American (what does American mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
   Synonym(s)
   • Northerner (what does Northerner mean?)
   • Yankee (what does Yankee mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Yank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • American (what does American mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Federal (what does Federal mean?)
   • Federal soldier (what does Federal soldier mean?)
   • Union soldier (what does Union soldier mean?)

YANK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • pull, or move with a sudden movement
   Synonym(s)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He turned the handle and jerked the door open
   Hypernyms(s) yank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • jerking (what does jerking mean?)
   • jolt (what does jolt mean?)
   • yanker (what does yanker mean?)
   • jerker (what does jerker mean?)
   • yanker (what does yanker mean?)
   • jerker (what does jerker mean?)