noun
twitch, jerk, wrench, flip, jiggle, tug, haul, drag; see also pull 1.
American, soldier, member of the A.E.F., Yankee, doughboy*, Joe*, GI*, GI Joe*, doughfoot*; see also Yanks.
verb
pull, haul, tug, drag, jiggle, flip, wrench, twitch; see also draw 1, jerk 2.
See yank in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion:
A sudden motion, such as a pull:
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