English abbreviation dictionary - yank
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~ n informal 1 a word meaning someone from the US, sometimes used in an insulting way by someone who is not American 2 also Yankee AmE someone born or living in the northern, especially the northeastern, states of the US yank ~ v informal to suddenly pull something quickly and forcefully (yank (on) sth) (John keeps yanking on my ponytail! | yank sth out/back/open etc) (Keith yanked Robert out of his chair.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(yanks, yanking, yanked) If you yank someone or something somewhere, you pull them there suddenly and with a lot of force. She yanked open the drawer... A quick-thinking ticket inspector yanked an emergency cord. VERB: V n with adj, V n, also V at n • Yank is also a noun. Grabbing his ponytail, Shirley gave it a yank. N-COUNT YANK (Yanks) Some people refer to people from the United States of America as Yanks. This use could cause offence. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: 1778 ~ee YANK I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1822 intransitive verb to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement transitive verb 1. to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement 2. to remove in or as if in an abrupt manner ~ed the story from the evening edition II. noun Date: circa 1864 a strong sudden pull ; jerk ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. colloq. --v.tr. pull with a jerk. --n. a sudden hard pull. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. YANK n. colloq. often derog. an inhabitant of the US; an American. Etymology: abbr. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. рывок, дерганье to give the door a yank —- дернуть (рвануть) дверь 2. шотл. резкий удар 3. разг. дергать, рвать to yank on the brake —- резко нажать на тормоза (затормозить) to yank out a tooth —- вытащить зуб to yank smb. out of the water —- вытащить кого-л. из воды to yank smb. off —- вытолкать кого-л. yank down on the bell rope —- дерни за веревочку (звонка) 4. разг. налегать (на работу); проявлять активность 5. сл. схватить, арестовать 6. сл. выгнать с работы (за проступок) Yank 1. разг. янки, американец ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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off а) вытащить; б) вытолкать; Some men came into the house and yanked him off I dont know where. YANK on нажать; дернуть; You just yank twice on the rope as a signal to be pulled up. YANK out вытащить; выдернуть; This tool is for yanking out old nails from the boards. YANK up дернуть (резко или грубо) YANK away отдернуть; By accident he touched the hot metal, and yanked his hand away with a cry of pain. YANK I Yank noun coll. янки II 1. noun рывок, дерганье 2. v. coll. налетать с размаху на рычаг; дергать (обыкн. yank out, yank off) - yank away - yank off - yank on - yank out - yank up Syn: see pull ...Англо-русский словарь
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