YANK
Dictionary entry overview: What does Yank mean?
• YANK (noun)
The noun YANK has 2 senses:
1. an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
2. an American (especially to non-Americans)
Familiarity information: YANK used as a noun is rare.
• YANK (verb)
The verb YANK has 1 sense:
1. pull, or move with a sudden movement
Familiarity information: YANK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• YANK (noun)
Meaning:
An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Yank; Yankee; Northerner
Hypernyms ("Yank" is a kind of...):
American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Yank"):
Federal; Federal soldier; Union soldier (a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War)
Holonyms ("Yank" is a member of...):
North (the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line)
Meaning:
An American (especially to non-Americans)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Yankee-Doodle; Yank; Yankee
Hypernyms ("Yank" is a kind of...):
American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)
• YANK (verb)
Meaning:
Pull, or move with a sudden movement
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
jerk; yank
Context example:
He turned the handle and jerked the door open
Hypernyms (to "yank" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
