Word: yank
Word origin: late 18th century (as a Scots word in the sense ‘sudden sharp blow’): of unknown origin.
Phonetic:
jaŋkListen:
pull with a jerk. Example: her hair was yanked, and she screamed
a sudden hard pull. Example: one of the other girls gave her ponytail a yank
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