Yank — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

an American (especially to non-Americans)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈæŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈaŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈaŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈæŋk/.

Examples

He turned the handle and jerked the door open

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Yankee jerk Northerner Yankee-Doodle

Parts of Speech

noun	an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
noun	an American (especially to non-Americans)
verb	pull, or move with a sudden movement “He turned the handle and jerked the door open”

Word Forms

Yankee	adjective	used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
yanker	noun	someone who gives a strong sudden pull
jerk	noun	a sudden abrupt pull
jerker	noun	someone who gives a strong sudden pull

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruck

ein Amerikaner, der im Norden lebt (insbesondere während des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs)

🇫🇷French

coup sec

un Américain qui vit dans le Nord (surtout pendant la guerre civile américaine)

🇪🇸Spanish

tirón

un estadounidense que vive en el Norte (especialmente durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense)

🇮🇹Italian

strattone

un americano che vive nel Nord (soprattutto durante la guerra civile americana)

🇳🇱Dutch

ruk

een Amerikaan die in het noorden woont (vooral tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog)

🇵🇹Portuguese

puxão

um americano que vive no Norte (especialmente durante a Guerra Civil Americana)

🇷🇺Russian

дернуть

американец, живущий на Севере (особенно во время Гражданской войны в США)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झटका

एक अमेरिकी जो उत्तर में रहता है (विशेषकर अमेरिकी गृहयुद्ध के दौरान)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁকুনি

একজন আমেরিকান যিনি উত্তরে থাকেন (বিশেষ করে আমেরিকান গৃহযুদ্ধের সময়)

🇮🇳Tamil

இழு

வடக்கில் வசிக்கும் ஒரு அமெரிக்கர் (குறிப்பாக அமெரிக்க உள்நாட்டுப் போரின் போது)

🇮🇳Telugu

యాంక్

ఉత్తరాన నివసించే అమెరికన్ (ముఖ్యంగా అమెరికన్ సివిల్ వార్ సమయంలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

झटका

एक अमेरिकन जो उत्तरेत राहतो (विशेषत: अमेरिकन गृहयुद्धाच्या वेळी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝટકો

એક અમેરિકન જે ઉત્તરમાં રહે છે (ખાસ કરીને અમેરિકન સિવિલ વોર દરમિયાન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯಾಂಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ

ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಅಮೇರಿಕನ್ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಮೇರಿಕನ್ ಅಂತರ್ಯುದ್ಧದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാങ്ക്

വടക്കുഭാഗത്ത് താമസിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അമേരിക്കൻ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അമേരിക്കൻ ആഭ്യന്തരയുദ്ധകാലത്ത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਟਕਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਜੋ ਉੱਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਸਿਵਲ ਯੁੱਧ ਦੌਰਾਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جھٹکا

ایک امریکی جو شمال میں رہتا ہے (خاص طور پر امریکی خانہ جنگی کے دوران)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猛拉

居住在北方的美国人（尤其是在美国内战期间）

🇯🇵Japanese

ヤンク

北部に住むアメリカ人（特に南北戦争中）

🇰🇷Korean

양키

북부에 거주하는 미국인(특히 미국 남북전쟁 당시)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kéo mạnh

một người Mỹ sống ở miền Bắc (đặc biệt là trong Nội chiến Hoa Kỳ)

🇹🇭Thai

งัด

ชาวอเมริกันที่อาศัยอยู่ในภาคเหนือ (โดยเฉพาะในช่วงสงครามกลางเมืองอเมริกา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

merenggut

seorang Amerika yang tinggal di Utara (terutama selama Perang Saudara Amerika)

🇲🇾Malay

menarik

orang Amerika yang tinggal di Utara (terutama semasa Perang Saudara Amerika)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نثر

أمريكي يعيش في الشمال (خاصة أثناء الحرب الأهلية الأمريكية)

🇮🇷Persian

یاک

یک آمریکایی که در شمال زندگی می کند (به ویژه در طول جنگ داخلی آمریکا)

🇹🇷Turkish

çekmek

Kuzeyde yaşayan bir Amerikalı (özellikle Amerikan İç Savaşı sırasında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִמְשׁוֹך

אמריקאי שחי בצפון (במיוחד במהלך מלחמת האזרחים האמריקאית)

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The primary meaning of 'yank' is 'an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)'.

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