noun
definition
A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
definition
A masturbation session.
verb
definition
To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
definition
To remove from distribution.
example
They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.
noun
definition
A Yankee.
Examples of yanks in a Sentence
You'll have some time here with us to adjust before Jule yanks you to Europe.
The Yanks seem to get the English accent mixed up with our Antipodean cousins, just not cricket!
But in a crash, they do stop you because [Alan yanks hard on the seatbelt] Impact !
That 's my question to Bush yanks behaving badly How long does it take to search an entire country for weapons of mass destruction?
Speculation was that, as usual, the French and Italians build them to mature later (questionable marketing for us Yanks...).
The Seylem edged out the Vosne Romanee by a hair and so technically speaking, the Yanks won!
And the TC was available factory fresh at war's end, so a good many Yanks took one home, where they spread the gospel that getting there could be more than half the fun.