noun an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
noun an American (especially to non-Americans)
verb pull, or move with a sudden movement
Synonymsjerk
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
Synonyms for yank
Other words for “yank”, grouped by meaning.
We found 4 synonyms for “yank”. The most common are Yankee, Northerner, Yankee-Doodle, jerk.