Yank /(?)/

Yank

n.
  1. A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]

Yank

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Yanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yanking

  1. To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]

Yank

n.
  1. An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]