Word "YANK" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
pull, or move with a sudden movement
Synonyms:
jerk

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Synonyms:
northerner, yankee

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an American (especially to non-Americans)
Synonyms:
yankee, yankee-doodle

Crossword Clues for YANK

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Pull abruptly
Pull suddenly USA Today 03 Oct 2025
Pull hard USA Today Quick 09 Sep 2025
Pull suddenly The Telegraph Quick 05 Sep 2025
American (4) The Guardian Quick 03 Sep 2025
Pull abruptly
American in Paris? New York Times 09 Aug 2025
An American tug (4)
American animal circles close to Washington
Tug sharply
Tug Eugene Sheffer 03 Jul 2025
Slangterm for an American (4)
Keep chattering about new tug (4)
Tug hard (4) Puzzler 17 Jun 2025
Pull with a jerk Wall Street Journal 16 Jun 2025
Tug (4) The Guardian Quick 11 Jun 2025
Quick tug Wall Street Journal 10 Jun 2025
Jerk Puzzler Backwords 05 Jun 2025
Wrench shown by American (4)
Jerk The Sun Mini 26 May 2025
Tug Eugene Sheffer 29 Apr 2025
Give a tug New York Times Mini 07 Apr 2025
Pull sharply Mirror Tea Time 04 Apr 2025
Pinstriped player from NY, for short (4)
How to pull, across the pond? (4)
Pull beast of burden round north (4)
Kay, nay! Just pull! (4)
Tug at, pull sharply
Tug negotiated any dock on the starboard side (4)
Pull a GI (4)
Suddenly tug (4)
An American gives no backing to king
American's vote against looking over conclusion to cyber-attack (4)
Sharp pull The Sun Two Speed 21 Dec 2024
American tooth extraction technique? The Sun Two Speed 21 Dec 2024
An American, just possibly a jerk (4)
Tug The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 20 Dec 2024
Sharp tug Puzzler Backwords 18 Dec 2024
Pull - the American way?
Sharp tug The Sun Mini 17 Nov 2024
Big jerk Universal 27 Oct 2024
Slang word for an American (4)
Pull hard Puzzler Backwords 18 Oct 2024
American, to a Canuck
Pull sharply Mirror Tea Time 04 Oct 2024
How to pull an American? (4)
Tug The Telegraph Quick 16 Sep 2024
Tug someone across the pond (4)
Tug sharply LA Times Daily 03 Sep 2024
Ultimately - every fella on TikTok? Jerk!
American, when abroad
Pull hard Universal 31 Aug 2024
Pull on cyan kaftan, discreetly
Quick pull Newsday 30 Aug 2024
Jerk sharply: - the chain
Sharp pull Mirror Classic 20 Aug 2024
Jerk The Telegraph Quick 10 Aug 2024
Jerk New York Times 12 Jul 2024
Ultimately Vernon Kay confused American
Tug sharply (4) Puzzler 03 Jul 2024
Vigorously pull an entry in York, having no alternative (4)
Give a sudden, hard pull (4)
Pull hard LA Times Daily 01 Jul 2024
Jerk an American (4)
Pull hard
Tug hard
Jerk? Donald Trump is an example of one!
US tug (4)
Pull sharply LA Times Daily 15 Apr 2024
Sharp pull Universal 13 Apr 2024
Pole feeding beast in tug
King certainly not standing for American
American, slang (4)
Jerk Puzzler Backwords 21 Mar 2024
Gossip about new chap from Washington DC? The Times Quick Cryptic 19 Mar 2024
American, informally
Pull someone across the pond The Sun Two Speed 05 Mar 2024
Sharp tug The Sun Two Speed 05 Mar 2024
Pull with a sudden movement
American, in unflattering terms, is a jerk (4)
Tug hard New York Times 12 Feb 2024
Tug sharply, jerk
Sharp pull The Telegraph Quick 03 Feb 2024
Pull sharply
Tug The Guardian Quick 11 Jan 2024
Pull a foreigner
Tug hard (4) Puzzler 31 Dec 2023
Pull sharply Universal 18 Dec 2023
Pull with jerk
American tug (4) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Dec 2023
Kaye has no pluck (4)
Pull forcefully Thomas Joseph 29 Nov 2023
Tug Wall Street Journal 18 Nov 2023
Hard pull LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2023
19th-century adversary of an 18-Down New York Times 27 Aug 2023
Quite a jerk New York Times 29 Jul 2023
Tug sharply
Tug Eugene Sheffer 15 Jul 2023
Tug The Telegraph Quick 12 Jul 2023
Tug hard Newsday 11 Jul 2023
Tug or pull Family Time 16 Apr 2023
Tug sharply Newsday 14 Feb 2023
Pull The Telegraph Quick 18 Dec 2022
Jerk The Guardian Quick 25 Nov 2022
Give a hard tug New York Times 24 Oct 2022
Jerk Wall Street Journal 11 Oct 2022
Tug violently
Pull sturdy animal bearing north The Telegraph Toughie 08 Sep 2022
Pull really hard Family Time 22 Aug 2022
Pull The Telegraph Quick 16 Aug 2022
Pull really hard Family Time 22 Jul 2022
Familiar term for American The Guardian Speedy 03 Jul 2022
American tug The Times Cryptic 20 Jun 2022
Tug sharply Premier Sunday 05 Jun 2022
Jerk The Telegraph Quick 04 Jun 2022
American tug The Times Cryptic 19 Apr 2022
American, to a Brit Wall Street Journal 06 Apr 2022
Tug The Washington Post 24 Mar 2022
Tug LA Times Daily 24 Mar 2022
Abruptly pull
Pull abruptly
Pull animal across pole
Sharp pull USA Today 01 Feb 2022
Tug The Guardian Quick 31 Jan 2022
Californian, say, overseas accommodated in Turkey (Ankara)
American, abroad New York Times 30 Jan 2022
Tug Wall Street Journal 29 Dec 2021
Tug Universal 15 Oct 2021
Tug Eugene Sheffer 12 Jul 2021
American Symphony Orchestra in Newark, last of all
Pull hard LA Times Daily 04 Jun 2021
Pull hard The Washington Post 04 Jun 2021
Quite a jerk New York Times 25 Apr 2021
Tug Wall Street Journal 25 Mar 2021
Talk about name for tug
Sudden pull The Washington Post 28 Dec 2020
Sudden pull LA Times Daily 28 Dec 2020
Sharp tug The Sun Two Speed 12 Dec 2020
Pull someone from New York? The Sun Two Speed 12 Dec 2020
Jerk move? New York Times 19 Nov 2020
Tug Eugene Sheffer 26 Oct 2020
Pull bovine animal, holding tail of bison The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Oct 2020
Pull suddenly The Telegraph Quick 16 Sep 2020
Tug sharply The Times Concise 15 Sep 2020
Sharp tug Newsday 07 Jul 2020
Pull from Asian beast carrying unspecified number The Telegraph Toughie 23 Jun 2020
Jerk, Virginia's son? The Telegraph Toughie 17 Jun 2020
Harsh tug USA Today 13 Jun 2020
American‘s a jerk
Sharp tug The Telegraph Quick 16 May 2020
Big tug Newsday 24 Apr 2020
Pull with a sudden force
Brit's WWII comrade Newsday 29 Mar 2020
Reb's rival The Washington Post 15 Mar 2020
Reb's rival LA Times Daily 15 Mar 2020
Story with no queen and king in The New Yorker?
Tug Jonesin 25 Feb 2020
Jerk move? Wall Street Journal 15 Feb 2020
Pull The Times Concise 09 Feb 2020
American, to a Brit Wall Street Journal 08 Feb 2020
Himalayan beast devours North American The Sun Two Speed 08 Feb 2020
Big jerk Wall Street Journal 01 Feb 2020
Tug sharply Universal 21 Dec 2019
American jerk
Sharp tug The Times Concise 10 Dec 2019
Sharp pull Universal 24 Nov 2019
Pull hard Universal 13 Nov 2019
Remove abruptly
Remove abruptly New York Times 31 Oct 2019
Pull roughly The Times Concise 18 Oct 2019
Himalayan beast devours North American
Pull a door or an arm suddenly
Tug sharply The Telegraph Quick 14 Aug 2019
Extract, as a tooth USA Today 12 Aug 2019
Tug sharply Wall Street Journal 06 Aug 2019
North Americans The Washington Post Sunday 21 Jul 2019
Extract with pliers USA Today 10 Jul 2019
Pull suddenly with a jerk
Give a firm tug to Family Time 17 Jun 2019
Informal word for an inhabitant of USA The Telegraph General Knowledge 02 Jun 2019
Pull forcefully Thomas Joseph 29 May 2019
Jerk The Telegraph Quick 06 Apr 2019
Sharp pull The Sun Two Speed 02 Apr 2019
American tooth extraction technique? The Sun Two Speed 02 Apr 2019
American ox's crossing point
Big Apple ballplayer, for short USA Today 05 Mar 2019
Tibetan animal carries North American The Sun Two Speed 02 Mar 2019
Jerk LA Times Daily 22 Feb 2019
Jerk The Washington Post 22 Feb 2019
Extract, as a tooth
Sudden pull
Jerk
Tug sharply
Big Apple ballplayer, for short
Extract with pliers
Tug hard Family Time 10 Dec 2018
Pull sharply The Guardian Speedy 02 Dec 2018
Pull out hanky (not hard) The Sun Two Speed 20 Nov 2018
American jerk The Sun Two Speed 30 Oct 2018
Pull hard
Tug violently Universal 08 Sep 2018
Civil War soldier LA Times Daily 22 Jul 2018
Civil War soldier The Washington Post 22 Jul 2018
American tug
Pull someone across the Pond
T or F, frequently: Abbr New York Times 05 Jul 2018
Pull hard
American, across the pond USA Today 13 Apr 2018
Pull suddenly (rip off)
Pull hard Family Time 12 Mar 2018
Good tug Newsday 08 Mar 2018
Jerk who lives across the pond? The Telegraph Toughie 27 Feb 2018
American entering Malayan kingdom
Pull hard New York Times 05 Feb 2018
Term for an American Irish Times Simplex 15 Jan 2018
Jackets for keen army about to show pluck
Pull hard
Civil War soldier
Big jerk
American, across the pond
Tug violently
Reb's foe New York Times 25 Dec 2017
Tug sharply New York Times 11 Dec 2017
American nationalist enthralled by Twitter
Mantle or Jeter, for short USA Today 03 Dec 2017
Sharp pull Newsday 03 Dec 2017
Jerk, pull suddenly The Guardian Speedy 19 Nov 2017
Pull hard
Pinstriper New York Times 01 Oct 2017
Fair, as locks The Chronicle of Higher Education 08 Sep 2017
Pull The Telegraph Quick 25 Jul 2017
Pull with a jerk The Times Concise 20 Jul 2017
American tug The Telegraph Cryptic 10 Jul 2017
Pull hard Newsday 18 Jun 2017
The pull of The New Yorker Irish Times Crosaire 03 Jun 2017
Pull hard
Hard pull Family Time 21 May 2017
Tug The Telegraph Quick 17 May 2017
Pull a door or an arm suddenly
Tug Thomas Joseph 29 Mar 2017
Jerk Universal 01 Mar 2017
Tug but good Universal 16 Feb 2017
Big jerk? The Washington Post 17 Jan 2017
Pinstriper
Tug but good
Tug sharply
Reb's foe
American, across the pond
Mantle or Jeter, for short
Sox rival Wall Street Journal 17 Dec 2016
American, to a Brit USA Today 04 Dec 2016
Pull domesticated ox round rear of barn The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Nov 2016
Pinstriped player, for short USA Today 22 Oct 2016
Brit's WWII ally Wall Street Journal 11 Oct 2016
Pull sharply Family Time 18 Sep 2016
Draught animal loaded with last of burden to pull
Tug The Washington Post 02 Jun 2016
Citizen of republic giving no backing to king The Telegraph Cryptic 22 May 2016
Sharply pull back king? No!
American recalled no end of funk The Telegraph Toughie 05 May 2016
Pull Tibetan bovine round mountain, finally
Pull sharply The Guardian Quick 22 Apr 2016
Jerk from across the pond The Telegraph Toughie 15 Mar 2016
Sharp movement of rabbit straddling pole The Times Cryptic 16 Feb 2016
Quick tug Wall Street Journal 01 Feb 2016
American, to a Brit
Quick pull Eugene Sheffer 04 Dec 2015
A lot of pull? New York Times 14 Nov 2015
American 'no' upset king The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Aug 2015
Pull a fast one? Universal 04 Aug 2015
Pull out, as a tooth USA Today 30 Jul 2015
Informal word for an inhabitant of the United States The Telegraph General Knowledge 05 Jul 2015
Jerk -- but he wouldn't like to be called one The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Mar 2015
Give a good tug Universal 04 Jan 2015
Pull out, as a tooth
Pull hard
Pull a fast one?
Give a good tug
Jerk
Tug
A lot of pull?
Sharp pull
Jerk, but he wouldn't like to be called it
American is a jerk
Pull
Remove abruptly
Remove unceremoniously
Pinstriped player, for short
Sharp pull
Quick tug
Foe at Fenway
Pull abruptly
Quick pull
Pull hard
Tug hard
American, in England
Jerk hard
Tug
Remove unceremoniously
Give a firm tug to
Pull firmly
Pull sharply
Reb's rival
Sudden pull
Pull, as hair
Big tug
Tug hard
One way to extract a tooth
Jerk
Pull hard
Tug hard
Tug
Bronx Bomber
Pull sharply
A-Rod, notably
Pull hard and fast
Jerk sharply
Union soldier
Tug
Sharp tug
Tug violently
Reb's opponent
Pull
Pull hard
Union soldier
Pull hard
Reb's opponent
Union soldier
Try to pull out
Remove abruptly
Remove, with "out"
Extract, as a tooth
Pull suddenly
Pull
Pull sharply
The Scooter was one
Bronx Bomber
Remove abruptly
American, overseas
Sudden pull
The Big Unit, 'til recently
Jerk
Tug (on)
Jerk
Ruth or Mantle, for short
American, to a Brit
A-Rod, for one
Tug abruptly
Take off the air, in slang
Pull suddenly
Remove from the schedule
Jerk
Reb's rival
Pinstriped player, informally
Reb's foe
American, to Brits
Reb's rival
American, in Ireland
An American abroad
Strong tug
Big jerk?
Hard pull
Soldier in "Over There"
Extract a tooth
Strong tug
American, abroad
Tug
Remove abruptly, as a tooth
Northerner
Reb's opponent
Pull
Big jerk
Pull out
New York ballplayer
Pull suddenly
Reb's foe
Tug
El Duque, for one
Remove abruptly
Pull a fast one?
Jerk
Tug
Pull hard and fast
Northerner
Sharp tug
Kennedy, but not Carter
Bronx Bomber, for short
Way to pull a tooth
U.S. soldier in W.W. II
Omaha Beach lander
Player in "The House that Ruth Built"
Pull out, as a tooth
Pull, as hair
Jeter or Cone
Clemens, today
Reb's foe
Northeasterner
Sharp tug
Pinstriped player, for short
Pull quickly
Extract a tooth
An American, to a Brit
American, in W.W. II
Pull a fast one?
American
Pershing trooper
Clinton at Oxford e.g.
W.W. II Army magazine
Jerk
O'Neill's hirsute stoker
G.I.
"The Hairy Ape" role
Stoker in "The Hairy Ape"
Pull teeth
Sudden pull
Taylor's "A ___ at Oxford"
Hero of "The Hairy Ape"
American, to a Brit
Doughboy
G.I., in W.W. I
O'Neill hero
A.E.F. man
Pull
G.I. in England
Mantle was one
Fighter under the U. N.
U. S. native.
Fighting American.
Pull firmly
Pull quickly
G. I. magazine.
Member of the 8th Army.
G. I. magazine of World War II.
Doughboy.
Ballplayer.
G. I.
Hero of "The Hairy Ape."
Mantle, for example.
Sudden pull.
Nickname for a G. I.
O'Neill's "Hairy Ape."
Tug.
World Series player.
O'Neill hero.
Sudden twitch.
O'Neill role.
Ballplayer, for short.
American equivalent of British Tommy.
Pull suddenly.
The "Hairy Ape."
G. I. abroad.
G. I. magazine of W. W. II.
Quick tug
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