[jaŋk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pull with a jerk
(e.g: her hair was yanked, and she screamed)


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Origin:
late 18th century (as a Scots word in the sense ‘sudden sharp blow’): of unknown origin

[jaŋk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sudden hard pull
(e.g: one of the other girls gave her ponytail a yank)


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[jaŋk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an American.



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