yank

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yank (enc)

Noun	1.	Yank - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) Yankee, Northerner U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - 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 North - the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon Line American - a native or inhabitant of the United States Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier - a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
	2.	Yank - an American who lives in New England New Englander, Yankee New England - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
	3.	Yank - an American Yankee-Doodle, Yankee American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Verb	1.	yank - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" jerk draw, pull, force - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

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