yank
part of speech
verb (yank, yanks, yanked, yanking); noun (a yank, yanks); Yank — informal noun for an American
meaning for a pupil
1) To yank something is to pull it suddenly and hard. tree →
2) A yank is one quick, strong pull. tree →
3) Yank (with a capital Y) is an informal, sometimes rude word some people use for a person from the USA. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and stories it shows a fast, rough pull, often done in a hurry, in anger or in an emergency: «yank open the door», «yank out a tooth», «yank the plug out». In safety lessons pupils learn not to yank cables or pull a friend's chair away. In science (forces) a yank is a sudden pull force.
examples
- She yanked the door open and ran outside. tree →
- The dog yanked on its lead when it saw a cat. tree →
- Don't yank the charger out of the wall by the cable. tree →
- With one yank, the weed came out of the ground. tree →
- Dad gave the rope a yank to start the lawnmower. tree →
- He yanked his hand back from the hot pan. tree →
- The loose tooth came out with a gentle yank. tree →
note
Regular verb: yank, yanked, yanking. Countable noun: a yank, two yanks. Stronger and quicker than «pull» or «tug». «Yank» for an American person is slang and can sound unfriendly, so pupils should avoid it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «yank» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.