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yanking
Overview of verb yank
The verb yank has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) yank, jerk -- (pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open")
Antonyms of verb yank
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb yank
1 sense of yank
Sense 1
yank, jerk
=> pull, draw, force
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb yank
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb yank
1 sense of yank
Sense 1
yank, jerk
=> pull, draw, force
'Cause To' of verb yank
Derived Forms of verb yank
1 sense of yank
Sense 1
yank, jerk
RELATED TO>(noun) yanker#1
=> yanker, jerker
Domain of verb yank
Domain Terms of verb yank
Familiarity of verb yank
yank used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb yank
1 sense of yank
Sense 1
yank, jerk
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb yank
1 sense of yank
Sense 1
yank, jerk
> pull, draw, force
=> twitch
=> pull back
=> adduct
=> abduct
=> stretch
=> pluck, plunk, pick
=> tug
=> drag
=> haul, hale, cart, drag
=> attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
=> yank, jerk
=> winch
=> pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb yank
Sense 1
yank, jerk
=> pull, draw, force
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Grep of verb yank
yank
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