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the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
- had to give the shoe a good yank to get it off
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to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
- she stupidly yanked the wheel while I was driving
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to draw out by force or with effort
- yanked out a tooth with a pair of pliers
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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
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