Yank

Synonyms for yank:

Sense 2

wrench.

Sense 5

lurch.

Sense 6

snap.

Yankee

yankee.

Yankee-Doodle

yankee-doodle.

pull along

tow.

person (noun)

northerner, yankee.

twitch (noun)

wrench.

yank (noun)

New Englander, northerner, jerk, yankee, yankee-doodle.

drag (verb)

pull, tow.

draw (verb)

haul, drag, pluck.

extract (verb)

wrest, wring.

jerk (verb)

grab.

pull (verb)

haul, tow, pull, draw, tug, jerk, grab, drag.

yank (verb)

jerk, twitch, draw, snap, wrench, hitch, tug.

Usage examples for yank:

• After giving a look that should have raised third- degree burns on the Yank pilot's face, Freddy went over to the lobby desk and spoke to the clerk. - "Dave Dawson at Casablanca", Robert Sydney Bowen.