[usually +adv./prep.] (informal) to pull sth/sb hard, quickly and suddenly:
[VN] He yanked her to her feet. * [VN-ADJ] I yanked the door open / yanked open the door. * [V] Liz yanked at my arm.
yank noun:
She gave the rope a yank.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is yank a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, yank is tagged as verb.
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