yanking
Pulling with force
Yanking is pulling with a sharp, sudden motion.
The word emphasizes abruptness rather than sustained effort: She was yanking weeds from the garden, Stop yanking my arm.
To yank someone's chain is to tease or provoke them, usually in fun.
Short forceful pull
- pullForce toward oneself
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
- heaveForceful lift or throw
snatch · haul · drag · pluck · wrest · grip · traction · tension
Act of removing
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- dislodgingFreeing from fixed position
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
stripping · withdrawal · pulling out · clearing · excision · loosening · freeing · displacing
tug
Short forceful pull
heave · snatch · haul · drag · pluck · wrest · grip · traction · tension · strain
extraction
Act of removing
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- dislodgingFreeing from fixed position
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
detachment · stripping · withdrawal · pulling out · clearing · excision · loosening · freeing · displacing · prying
jerk
Abrupt pulling motion
flick · thrust · lurch · twitch · flinch · start · wrench · spasm · shudder · abrupt
jolt
Abrupt forceful shake
surprise · alarm · start · recoil · twitch · grab · snatch · catch off guard · unexpected
- extractingmining, drilling, juicing, pulling, prying
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- forceful actionsslam, smash, crash, bang, pound
- tighteningtensing, clamping, cinching, tensioning, grip
- bodily harmhurt, injure, wound, harm, injuries
- separatingseparating, detaching, disconnecting, dividing, splitting
yankingreleasing
Allowing to escape
letting go · dropping · relinquishing · loosening · freeing
- yanking aroundPulling erratically in directions
- yanking someone's chainProvoking for amusement
- yanking offForceful removal by pulling