yank

Dictionary: yank (yăngk) pronunciation

v., yanked, yank·ing, yanks.

v.tr.

To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk: yanked the emergency cord.
Slang. To extract or remove abruptly: yanked the starting pitcher early in the game.

v.intr.
To pull on something suddenly. See synonyms at jerk¹.

n.
A sudden vigorous pull; a jerk.

[Origin unknown.]

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Definition: pull hard and fast
Antonyms: push

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In physics, yank is sometimes used to denote the derivative of force with respect to time or mass multiplied by jerk. In relativistic physics, it is expressed as the second derivative of momentum with respect to time, because the mass is velocity-dependent. Though not universally accepted as an official term for this quantity, the term yank is commonly used among physics enthusiasts.^{[citation needed]}

Yank is described by the following equation:

$\mathbf{Y}=\frac{\mathrm{d}^2\mathbf{p}}{\mathrm{d}t^2}=\frac{\mathrm{d}^2(m\mathbf{v})}{\mathrm{d}t^2}=m\frac{\mathrm{d}^2\mathbf{v}}{\mathrm{d}t^2}+\mathbf{v}\frac{\mathrm{d}^2m}{\mathrm{d}t^2}+2\frac{\mathrm{d}\mathbf{v}}{\mathrm{d}t}\frac{\mathrm{d}m}{\mathrm{d}t}$

where

$\mathbf{p}$ is momentum

m

is mass

$\mathbf{v}$ is velocity

t

is time

Note that when mass is constant (as in non-relativistic physics), the equation reduces to the following:

$\mathbf{Y}=\frac{\mathrm{d}^2\mathbf{p}}{\mathrm{d}t^2}=m\frac{\mathrm{d}^2\mathbf{v}}{\mathrm{d}t^2}$

The units of yank are force per time, or equivalently, mass times length per time cubed; in the SI unit system this is kilogram metres per second cubed (kg·m/s³).

References

Yank and Hooke's Constant Group — "It has been proposed 6 that yank and tug be respectively the rate of change of force and the rate of change of yank".
- UCR Mathematics — "So far yank (symbol Y) has been suggested for rate of change of force"

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trække, rykke
v. intr. - trække, rykke
n. - ryk

n. - amerikaner, nordstatsmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
Amerikaan, inwoner van New England, bewoner/ soldaat van het Noorden in Amerikaanse burgeroorlog, ruk, trekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - tirer, tirer d'un coup sec, (fig) emmener de force
v. intr. - tirer (qn), arracher
n. - coup sec

n. - Yankee (injur)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ruck, Zug, Yankee, (ugs.) Ami
v. - ziehen, reißen

n. - (ugs.) Yankee, (hist.) Einwohner Neuenglands, der USA

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απότομο τράβηγμα
v. - τραβώ βίαια ή απότομα

Italiano (Italian)
Yank, tirare, vittimizzare, strapazzare, strappo, strattone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - puxão (m), empurrão (m)
v. - sacudir, empurrar, puxar

Русский (Russian)
дергать, арестовать, выгнать с работы, рывок

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tirar de, dar un tirón
v. intr. - tirar de, dar un tirón
n. - yanqui, tirón, jalón

n. - Yanqui

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ryck, knyck
v. - rycka, knycka, dra, hugga tag i

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
美国北方的人

猛拉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 美國北方的人

v. tr. - 猛拉
v. intr. - 猛拉
n. - 猛拉

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 확 잡아당기다, 확 잡아당겨 ~의 상태로 하다
v. intr. - 확 당기다, 교체하다
n. - 확 당김

n. - 양키, 미국사람, 북부 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぐいと引っ張る
n. - ぐいと引っ張ること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شد او سحب بشكل فجائي (فعل) شد او سحب فجاة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שלף, עקר, משך‬
v. intr. - ‮שלף, עקר, משך‬
n. - ‮שליפה, עקירה, משיכה‬
n. - ‮אמריקאי, יאנקי‬

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