All yank synonyms

verb yank

• pull — pull media
• tug — to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
• jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
• wrench — to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
• snatch — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
• heave — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
• haul — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
• snap — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
• tear — the act of tearing.
• draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
• extract — Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
• hitch — to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
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• twitch — to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
• vellicate — to pluck; twitch.