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, jerkRelated 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, extractRelated Words mine, pluck, remove, take (out), withdrawNear 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, tearRelated Words grab, nab, seize, snap (up), snatch; lop (off), nip; amputate, cut (off), dissever, sever; extract, force, jerk, prize, pry, pull, root (out), uprootNear Antonyms reattach