yanking off
Tugging something free
Yanking off means pulling something away with a quick, forceful motion: She yanked off the bandage in one swift move, He yanked off his tie the moment he got home.
The phrase also serves as vulgar slang for male masturbation, synonymous with jerking off.
- root outDiscover and remove thoroughly
- take outFood ordered for elsewhere
- removeTake something away
- wrenchingForceful turning or yanking
- strippingRemoving outer layers
stripping down · severing · extracting · pulling apart · unfastening · tugging · detaching · jerking · withdrawing · pulling · disengaging · dislodging · separating · ejecting · tearing · ex · slay · letting go
attachment vs. detachment
yanking offattaching
Joining to something else
fastening · pressing on · affixing · securing · putting on