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yank

/ˈjeɪ̯ŋk/ noun C1
  1. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). · He unjammed the rope with a short yank.
  2. An act of masturbation. (slang)
  3. The rate of change in force with respect to time.

Plural yanks

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