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Hanked vs Yanked - What's the difference?

hanked | yanked |

As verbs the difference between hanked and yanked

is that hanked is (hank) while yanked is (yank).

hanked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hank)

    • Hank

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • .
  • (archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).

    • Anagrams

    * * English diminutives of male given names

    yanked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (yank)

    • Anagrams

    *

    yank

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

    • Synonyms

    * jerk, tug

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pull something with a quick, strong action.
  • to remove from circulation
    • They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

    Synonyms

    * (pull with a quick strong action) jerk, tug * (remove from circulation) pull, recall

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