Look up: yank

1. yank
   (jargon) (From the colloquial meaning 'to pull suddenly') To insert a copy of some saved text at the current position in a document being edited. The term is used in the Unix text editors GNU Emacs and vi but 'paste' is more common elsewhere. [Used elsewhere?] (1998-07-01)
   Found on http://foldoc.org/yank
   
   
2. Yank
   Yank is slang for an act of masturbation.
   Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
   
   
3. yank
   [v] - pull, or move with a sudden movement
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
4. Yank
   Yank noun [ Confer Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.] A jerk or twitch. [ Colloq. U. S.]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/1
   
   
5. Yank
   Yank transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Yanked ; present participle & verbal noun Yanking .] To twitch; to jerk. [ Colloq. U. S.]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/1
   
   
6. Yank
   Yank noun An abbreviation of Yankee . [ Slang]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/1
   
   
7. Yank
   • (n.) A jerk or twitch. • (n.) An abbreviation of Yankee. • (v. t.) To twitch; to jerk.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
8. Yank
   Yank is slang for an act of masturbation.
   Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
   
   
9. Yank
   A shot which severely swerves in the left direction of the target line in connection with a right handed player is called a yank.
   Found on http://www.buzzle.com/articles/golf-term
   
   
10. Yank
    (physics) In physics, `yank` is the derivative of force with respect to time, or mass multiplied by publisher = Math Dept., University of California, Riverside | work = Usenet Physics and Relativity FAQ | date = November 1998 | accessdate = 2008-03-12 -->-->. It equals to the second derivativ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yank
    
    
11. Yank
    (Automobile) The `Yank` was a vehicle made by Custom Auto Works, a company based in San Diego, California, in 1950. Being what could be described as a poor man`s sports car, it was an inexpensive, though rather attractive, kW--> , 134.2 Willys four-cylinder L-head engine mated to a three-spee...
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