yank

English Thesaurus

1. an American (especially to non-Americans) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	american, american,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of the United States (noun.person)

2. an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	federal, federal soldier, union soldier,
definition	:	a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War (noun.person)

member meronym	:	north,
definition	:	the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line (noun.location)

domain region	:	america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa,
definition	:	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (noun.location)

3. pull, or move with a sudden movement (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	draw, force, pull,
definition	:	cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)

4. an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) (noun.person)

derivation	:	yankee,
definition	:	used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) (adj.all)

5. pull, or move with a sudden movement (verb.contact)

derivation	:	jerk, tug,
definition	:	a sudden abrupt pull (noun.act)

derivation	:	jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade,
definition	:	an abrupt spasmodic movement (noun.act)

derivation	:	jerker, yanker,
definition	:	someone who gives a strong sudden pull (noun.person)

6. an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) (noun.person)

derivation	:	yankee,
definition	:	used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) (adj.all)

7. pull, or move with a sudden movement (verb.contact)

derivation	:	jerk, tug,
definition	:	a sudden abrupt pull (noun.act)

derivation	:	jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade,
definition	:	an abrupt spasmodic movement (noun.act)

derivation	:	jerker, yanker,
definition	:	someone who gives a strong sudden pull (noun.person)