Overview of noun yank

The noun yank has 2 senses

• Yankee, Yank, Northerner -- (an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War))


• Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle -- (an American (especially to non-Americans))

Overview of verb yank

The verb yank has 1 sense

• yank, jerk -- (pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open")