yank
🇺🇸
/jæŋk/
🇬🇧
/jæŋk/
verb
R
To pull something or someone quickly and with force.
He yanked the door open.
noun
R
A sudden forceful pull.
The sudden yank on the fishing line meant a fish had taken the bait.
translation
To pull something or someone quickly and with force.
A sudden forceful pull.
Word Forms
3rd Present
yanks
Past
yanked
Perfect
yanked
Progressive
yanking
Plural
Yanks