yank

yank

verb

Definition of YANK

1

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion <she stupidly yanked the wheel while I was driving>

Synonyms buck, hitch, hoick, jolt, twitch, yank

Related Words bump, jounce, lurch, pitch, stagger; jig, jiggle, jog, joggle, shake; drag, lug, pull, tug; pluck, tweak; grab, rip, snap (up), snatch, tear, wrench, wrest, wring

2

to draw out by force or with effort <yanked out a tooth with a pair of pliers>

Synonyms corkscrew, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, wring, yank

Related Words mine, pluck, remove, take (out), withdraw

Near Antonyms implant, insert, install, instill; cram, jam, ram, stuff, wedge

3

to separate or remove by forceful pulling <grab the other one, and let's see if we can't yank these two grocery carriages apart>

Synonyms rip, wrench, wrest, yank

Related Words grab, nab, seize, snap (up), snatch; lop (off), nip; amputate, cut (off), dissever, sever; extract, force, jerk, prize, pry, pull, root (out), uproot

Near Antonyms reattach