How to pronounce“yank”in English
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Definitions of “yank”
A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
“He unjammed the rope with a short yank.”
An act of masturbation.
“He rested his hand on his bare chest, an innocent enough spot, but soon it drifted of its own accord down his stomach to slide beneath the waistband of his briefs. Fine. A quick yank would relieve the sexual tension that simmered in him.”
To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
“Now a white-backed rams its head down the wildebeest’s throat and yanks out an eight-inch length of trachea, ribbed like a vacuum hose.”
To remove; to recall or revoke.
“They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.”