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单词 yank
释义 yank
I. \ˈyaŋk, -aiŋk\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: by shortening
: yankee
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. Scotland : a sudden hard blow
2. : a strong sudden pull : jerk
 < grabbed the weed and gave it a yank to uproot it >
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to pull with a quick vigorous movement
 < angrily yanked the weed out by the roots >
2. : to cause to go in a rude or abrupt manner
 < the offending copies were yanked out of the school libraries — Time >
 < yanked before the school board to explain his statement >
3. : to take out or away in a quick vigorous or rudely abrupt manner
 < have his tonsils yanked >
 < he was yanked in the sixth when he issued three walks — New York Times >
intransitive verb
: to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement
 < yanked at the door trying to open it >
 < the other man yanked down on the halyard and the flags fell — Wirt Williams >
Synonyms: see jerk
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