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Meanings of yank in English
Synonyms
Examples for "jerk"
Examples for "jerk"
1
I believe he was bruised with the fall; the jerk was violent.
2
Said one, indicating the laughing general with a jerk of the head:
3
The only answer was the jerk and dip of the retreating oars.
4
There was immediately a jerk in the hat, and then it disappeared.
5
It's been criticised as a knee-jerk reaction to recently publicised racism incidents.
Usage of yank in English
1
Then the State can come in and yank your tax exempt status.
2
I give the handle a good yank, lifting the metal skin clear.
3
Hyar, you, Abe; mosey out thar and yank that pack in hyar.
4
The Five Star Movement wants to yank Italy out of the euro.
5
You don't need to drag that all the way in one yank.
6
The issue we'd have with 'rank and yank' is appropriateness and fairness.
7
And we deserve the right to yank any submission, for any reason.
8
Sayyed gave it one good yank and ripped the entire nail off.
9
Nervously, she gave the rope a good yank, and it stayed put.
10
Get it over his feet, Seth; then we can yank him up.
11
It'll yank him right off his feet if he's not expecting it.
12
Liz wanted to reach out and yank Max back to her side.
13
He gave a yank and held it up for all to see.
14
I push Paige behind me and yank the bear from my sword.
15
Collette looked like she might yank it right out of his hands.
16
That didn't make any sense, so I gave it a hard yank.
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Frequent collocations
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Yank through the time
Yank across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common