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Noun yank has 3 senses
- Yankee, Yank, Northerner - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
--1 is a kind of American
--1 is a member of North
--1 has particulars: Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier
- New Englander, Yankee, Yank - an American who lives in New England
--2 is a kind of American
--2 is a member of New England
- Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle - an American
--3 is a kind of American
Verb yank has 1 sense
- yank, jerk - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
--1 is one way to pull, draw, force
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