yank

Etymology 1
Attested since 1822; from. origin.

Noun

 * 1) A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
 * 2)  A masturbation session.
 * 1)  A masturbation session.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: рязко дръпване
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: vetäisy, kiskaisu, riuhtaisu
 * French: coup sec
 * Georgian: ნახტომი
 * German:
 * Greek: απότομο τράβηγμα
 * Persian: کشش ناگهانی
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
 * 2)  To remove from distribution.
 * 1)  To remove from distribution.
 * 1)  To remove from distribution.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian: дръпвам силно
 * Dutch:, een ruk geven,
 * Finnish: vetäistä,, riuhtoa, riuhtaista
 * French: tirer d'un coup sec
 * German: mit einem kurzem Ruck reißen, mit einem kurzem Ruck ziehen, mit einem kurzem Ruck zerren
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Italian: strappar via
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: haukume
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: slaod, tarraing
 * Spanish:, dar un tirón,
 * Ukrainian: сми́кати, сми́кнути


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: vetää pois markkinoilta
 * French:
 * German: aus dem Verkehr ziehen
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Spanish:

Etymology

 * likely imitative. Compare.

Noun

 * 1) a sudden tug, a jerk, a yank
 * 2) a blow, a slap

Verb

 * 1) to jerk, to pull suddenly
 * 2) to move quickly or in a lively manner