Thesaurus
yank
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of YANK
1
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 separate or remove by forceful pulling <grab the other one, and let's see if we can't yank these two grocery carriages apart>
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
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