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yank

informal
1 verb pull sharply
INTRANSITIVEsrac verb  c m utarraing verb  c m uto yank on sth rud a shracadh, rud a tharraingtdon't yank at the lead ná bí ag sracadh na héille
TRANSITIVEsrac verb  c m utarraing verb  c m ushe yanked the receipt out of my hand shrac sí an admháil as mo lámhthe rope was yanked tight teannadh an rópa de shracadhto yank out a tooth fiacail a stoitheadh
2 verb remove hurriedly TRANSITIVEtarraing verb  c m ubain verb  c m uthe show was yanked off the air baineadh an seó den aer go prasshe got a yellow card and was promptly yanked off fuair sí cárta buí agus tarraingíodh den pháirc láithreach í
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3 noun sharp pullsracadh masc1  c m utarraingt fem  c m uto give sth a yank sracadh a bhaint as rud, tarraingt a bhaint as rud
phrases

to yank sb's chain

1 informal provoke sbduine a shaighdeadhduine a ghriogadh 2 informal mislead sbbheith ag séideadh faoi dhuinebheith ag sacadh faoi dhuine

Yank

noun informalPoncán masc1  c m u

Yankee

1 (also very informal Yank) noun AmericanPoncán masc1  c m u 2 noun TELECOM, TV-RAD in radio transmissionsYankee foreign