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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YANK

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YANK

yank  [jæŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YANK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yank is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb yank in English.

WHAT DOES YANK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yank in the English dictionary

The definition of yank in the dictionary is to pull, jerk, or move with a sharp movement; tug. Other definition of yank is a sharp jerking movement; tug.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO YANK

PRESENT

Present
I yank
you yank
he/she/it yanks
we yank
you yank
they yank
Present continuous
I am yanking
you are yanking
he/she/it is yanking
we are yanking
you are yanking
they are yanking
Present perfect
I have yanked
you have yanked
he/she/it has yanked
we have yanked
you have yanked
they have yanked
Present perfect continuous
I have been yanking
you have been yanking
he/she/it has been yanking
we have been yanking
you have been yanking
they have been yanking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I yanked
you yanked
he/she/it yanked
we yanked
you yanked
they yanked
Past continuous
I was yanking
you were yanking
he/she/it was yanking
we were yanking
you were yanking
they were yanking
Past perfect
I had yanked
you had yanked
he/she/it had yanked
we had yanked
you had yanked
they had yanked
Past perfect continuous
I had been yanking
you had been yanking
he/she/it had been yanking
we had been yanking
you had been yanking
they had been yanking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will yank
you will yank
he/she/it will yank
we will yank
you will yank
they will yank
Future continuous
I will be yanking
you will be yanking
he/she/it will be yanking
we will be yanking
you will be yanking
they will be yanking
Future perfect
I will have yanked
you will have yanked
he/she/it will have yanked
we will have yanked
you will have yanked
they will have yanked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been yanking
you will have been yanking
he/she/it will have been yanking
we will have been yanking
you will have been yanking
they will have been yanking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would yank
you would yank
he/she/it would yank
we would yank
you would yank
they would yank
Conditional continuous
I would be yanking
you would be yanking
he/she/it would be yanking
we would be yanking
you would be yanking
they would be yanking
Conditional perfect
I would have yank
you would have yank
he/she/it would have yank
we would have yank
you would have yank
they would have yank
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been yanking
you would have been yanking
he/she/it would have been yanking
we would have been yanking
you would have been yanking
they would have been yanking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you yank
we let´s yank
you yank
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to yank
Past participle
yanked
Present Participle
yanking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YANK


banc
bæŋk
bank
bæŋk
blank
blæŋk
crank
kræŋk
dank
dæŋk
drank
dræŋk
franc
fræŋk
frank
fræŋk
hank
hæŋk
Planck
plæŋk
plank
plæŋk
prank
præŋk
rank
ræŋk
sank
sæŋk
shank
ʃæŋk
skank
skæŋk
spank
spæŋk
tank
tæŋk
thank
θæŋk
wank
wæŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YANK

yammerer
yammering
Yamoussoukro
yampy
Yanan
Yang
Yangon
Yangtze
Yangtze Jiang
Yanina
Yankee
Yankee Doodle
Yankeeism
yanker
yankie
Yantai
yantra
yaourt
yap
yapok

WORDS THAT END LIKE YANK

central bank
commercial bank
development bank
draw a blank
fish tank
fuel tank
gas tank
investment bank
land bank
national bank
point-blank
reserve bank
state bank
swank
the West Bank
think tank
think-tank
water tank
West Bank
World Bank

Synonyms and antonyms of yank in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «YANK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «yank» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of yank
hitch · jerk · pluck · pull · seize · snatch · tug · tweak · wrench

Translation of «yank» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YANK

Find out the translation of yank to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yank from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yank» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猛拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirar de
570 millions of speakers

English

yank
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झटका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يانك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рывок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrancar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝাঁকি মারিয়া টানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tirer d´un coup sec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yank
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reißen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強く引っ張る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홱 잡아당기다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yank
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giựt mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேகமாக இழு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

birden çekme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dare uno strattone a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Yank
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ривок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

smulge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yank
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Yankee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ryck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Yank
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yank

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YANK»

The term «yank» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YANK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yank» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yank» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yank

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YANK»

Discover the use of yank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yank: Memoir of a World War II Soldier (1941-1945) - From ...
Ted Ellsworth was a young Dartmouth grad in 1941.
Ted Ellsworth, 2009
2
Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War History of Northern ...
The northern part of Loudoun County was a Unionist enclave in Confederate Virginia that remained a contested battleground for armies and factions of all stripes throughout the Civil War.
Taylor M. Chamberlin, John M. Souders, 2011
3
Blues Mandolin Man: The Life and Music of Yank Rachell
For this book Richard Congress, who reissued two of Rachell's old LPs in CD format, worked closely with him to record memories spanning decades of blues playing.
Richard Congress, 2001
4
A Yank Back to England: The Prodigal Tourist Returns
Against his will, our expat becomes a tourist in his homeland and discover it’s not so bad after all, certainly better than remembered! Here is a travel memoir more carbolic than bucolic.
Denis Lipman, 2010
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Yank: The Story of World War II As Written by the Soldiers
A selection of articles, cartoons, and short features from the U.S. Army weekly magazine shares the experiences of U.S. soldiers
Yank Staff, The Army Weekly Sta Yank, 1991
6
Billy Yank and Johnny Reb: Soldiering in the Civil War
Describes what life was like for soldiers on both sides during the Civil War, discussing camp life, food, marching, and the treatment of the wounded and prisoners of war, in a book that contains many first-person accounts of the war.
Susan Provost Beller, 2007
7
Doctor Yank
Dr. Robert Reiss writes of his life experiences...from growing up in New York to his service as a military dentist in Panama, the Galapagos Islands and beyond.
Robert Reiss, 2000
8
Yank, The Army Weekly: Reporting The Greatest Generation
The extraordinary story of the world's first global periodical and history's most successful U.S. Army publication.
Barrett McGurn, 2004
9
Yank: The GI Story of the War
A chronological account of the GI's war, as written, photographed and sketched by GIs for Yank, the Army Weekly.
Debs Myers, 1947
10
The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier of the Union
"This wonderfully interesting book is the finest memorial the Union soldier is ever likely to have.... [Wiley] has written about the Northern troops with an admirable objectivity, with sympathy and understanding and profound respect for ...
Bell Irvin Wiley, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yank is used in the context of the following news items.
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Obama: I'll 'Yank Government' Into Changing Its Ways
And part of what we're doing here is to yank government—upgrade it, patch it, and ultimately transform it so that it is responsive and can interface with this new ... «GovExec.com, Jun 15»
2
Irish-American comedy The Yank gets DVD release
The Yank tells the story of fourth generation Irish-American Tom Murphy, whose family are pint-swilling Paddy caricatures. When they hear he's to be best man at ... «RTE.ie, Feb 15»
3
Police: Two men yank ATM out of business in middle of night
"You don't usually have an ATM yanked out of one of the businesses in the middle ... Before two men hook a tow strap to the bar's ATM and yanked the machine ... «KCCI Des Moines, Jan 15»
4
San Francisco Yank Sing Restaurant Workers Win Record Settlement
CPA, working with the Asian Law Caucus and state and local labor regulators, uncovered the practices at Yank Sing, and then enabled the workers to form what ... «NBCNews.com, Nov 14»
5
Yank Sing workers get $4 million settlement from ownership
Today, Yank Sing announced that it has reached a $4 million dollar backpay and benefits settlement for 280 affected current and former employees. Between its ... «SFGate, Nov 14»
6
Disorder in the court: Female lawyers want NBC to yank 'Bad Judge'
A group of female lawyers in Miami-Dade really, really, really hates a new sitcom, saying the show depicts a female judge as “unethical, lazy, crude, ... «MiamiHerald.com, Oct 14»
7
The Road to the 38: Yank Sing in San Francisco
Yet for locals and visitors craving a consistent experience in a central location, I stand by Yank Sing, San Francisco's most famous dim sum destination. «Eater National, May 14»
8
Calif. law would let police pull gun rights: 'Like we might yank
Lawmakers in California trying to act in the face of the Isla Vista shooting and stabbing spree that left seven dead, including the suspect, have brought forward a ... «Washington Times, May 14»
9
Showtime developing comedy about an ultra-orthodox Jewish …
“What's the deal with Tzniut clothing?” That and another Seinfeld-esque questions could now be explored on Yank, a new Showtime comedy about an ... «A.V. Club, May 14»
10
Showtime Buys Comedy About An Aspiring Jewish Stand-up From …
Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Showtime has bought for development Yank, a half-hour comedy written by Sex And ... «Deadline.com, May 14»

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