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yank

/jæŋk/verb

उच्चारण यैंक

झटके से खींचना, झटकना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) | ~ (at/on sth) informal

    to pull something or somebody hard, quickly and suddenly

    झटके से खींचना, झटकना

    • He yanked the door open.
    • She yanked at the rope.
    • The boy yanked the bag out of her hand.

    Synonyms jerk tug wrench pull snatch

    Opposite push shove

noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.] informal

    a sudden hard pull

    झटका, ज़ोर का खिंचाव

    • She gave the chain a yank.
    • With a hard yank, he opened the stuck drawer.

    Synonyms jerk tug wrench pull

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

jerk tug wrench pull snatch

Antonyms

push shove

§Grammar and usage

Usage: Yank with a capital letter is an informal, often disapproving word for a person from the United States.

बड़े अक्षर से लिखा गया Yank संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के व्यक्ति के लिए एक informal शब्द है, जिसका प्रयोग अक्सर अनादर के भाव से होता है।