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▪ I. yank, n.1 colloq. (orig. dial. and U.S.).|jæŋk|
[f. yank v.]
a. Sc. A sudden sharp blow or stroke.
b. orig. U.S. A sudden vigorous pull, a jerk. Also fig.
1818Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck xiv. II. 18, I took up my neive an' gae him a yank on the haffat. 1888Gunter Mr. Potter viii. 100 Her brother giving her a masculine yank [from the gondola], and jumping her upon the steps. 1906N.Y. Globe 20 Aug. 6 Here is a fantastic proposition from Germany, which takes one back with an unpleasant yank into the middle ages. 1913M. Roberts Salt of the Sea xviii. 447 He gave the twine a yank.
▪ II. yank, v. colloq. (orig. dial. and U.S.)|jæŋk|
[Origin unknown.]
1. a. trans. To pull with a sudden vigorous movement; to jerk or twitch vigorously.
1848Bartlett Dict. Amer., To Yank, to twitch or jerk powerfully; a term used in New England. 1854Spirit of the Times (N.Y.) (Thornton Amer. Gloss.), Afore you could say Sam Patch, them hogs were yanked aout of the lot, kilt and scraped. 1874J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl viii. 143 How angry it has made me to have a nervous know-nothing catch me by the arm and yank me down, for fear a duck that he happened to catch sight of half a mile off would see me and take alarm. 1902Sat. Rev. 11 Jan. 39 Yanking up fence-posts that were wanted in a hurry. 1950R. Macaulay World My Wilderness xii. 102 His companion, a younger man with less of the Gael in his aspect and speech, jumped down into the copse,..and yanked her to her feet. 1964F. Chichester Lonely Sea & Sky xii. 129, I kept the seaplane on the surface, planing until I thought it was going as fast as it could, when I yanked the stick back hard, to pull her off suddenly. 1966Listener 14 Apr. 534/1 Any incident, from three youths yanking a cigarette machine off a wall to the mods' and rockers' riots, qualifies as ‘gang delinquency’. 1968B. Hines Kestrel for Knave 57 Crossley grabbed a boy by the arm and began to yank him into the open. 1977C. McCullough Thorn Birds i. ii. 35 Fee's muscular arm yanked the brush ruthlessly through knots and tangles until Meggie's eyes watered. 1983Austral. Personal Computer Aug. 62/1 If you want the disks back..you cannot just yank them out.
absol.1867Visit to Nantucket (Schele de Vere 649) He yanked and yanked, but the sapling wouldn't come, and thar he was caught in his own trap. 1884Bath Herald 11 Oct. 6/2 When a woman has a new pair of shoes sent home she..never shoves her toes into them, and yanks and hauls until she is red in the face.
b. transf.
1876Besant & Rice Gold. Butterfly xxvi, Yank them both to bed. 1896G. B. Shaw Let. 7 Dec. in Ellen Terry & Shaw (1931) 139 Hearing that Janet..had no refuge but the Solferino, she promptly went to that haunt, yanked Janet..out of it,..and delivered her punctually..for the performance. 1901F. Hume Golden Wang-ho xiii, I'd have yanked Jinfou to the police-station straight away. 1922Joyce Ulysses 421 Alexander J. Christ Dowie, that's yanked to glory most half this planet from 'Frisco Beach to Vladivostok. 1948Sunday Pictorial 18 July 16/6 In the end attendants had to dive in and yank them out. 1977J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe xiv. 197, I had to yank him out of Oxford—a shocking place, if Cambridge is anything to go by.
c. To withdraw (a theatrical show, an advertisement, etc.); to cancel. U.S.
1940Amer. Speech XV. 205/1 Yank, to withdraw, usually because of poor attendance. 1976Time 27 Sept. 65/1 The paper..ticked off 24 local real estate advertisers with a dispiriting account of development along a local lake; they have since yanked their ads. 1978Chicago June 12/1 The Tribune flung up more flak for Greene in ads on TV and at the top of page one (it yanked an Arts & Fun ad that repeated the ‘prostitute’ column).
2. intr. To pull or jerk vigorously; fig. to be vigorously active. Usu. const. at.
1822Ainslie Land of Burns 1 They went not forth like gaugers, A yanking on their cloots. 1888Cassell's Encycl. Dict. s.v., She yanked on at the work. 1906‘O. Henry’ in Munsey's Mag. Aug. 556/2 (1961) ix. 131 The drawer stuck, and he yanked at it savagely. 1912Masefield Dauber iii. ii, The staysails flogged, the tackle yanked and shook. 1957J. Kerouac On Road i. ix. 55, I yanked at the window; it was nailed. 1977C. McCullough Thorn Birds i. 8 She..began to comb Agnes's hair... She was yanking inexpertly at a large knot. 1981Sunday Express (Colour Suppl.) 19 July/2 Suddenly Sally/Julie yanks at the neck⁓line of her dress.
Hence ˈyanking ppl. a., (a) active, ‘pushing’ (Sc.); (b) jerking, twitching.
1824Scott St. Ronan's ii, I canna bide their yanking way of knapping English at every word. 1876Mrs. Whitney Sights & Insights xxix, Poor Emery Ann had had a yanking old horse, and a wretchedly uncomfortable saddle. |