yanks
Pulls with force
Yanks is the plural of yank, a sharp tug or pull: He gave the cord several yanks before it started.
As a verb form, it means pulls suddenly: She yanks the door open every morning. (Capitalized Yanks is informal for Yankees.)
tugs
Draws toward oneself
spasms
Brief involuntary muscle contractions
- jerksSharp sudden pulls
- convulsionsInvoluntary muscular contractions
- flinchesInvoluntary recoil movements
- shuddersConvulsive trembling movements
quivers · tremors · jolts · thrashes · contractions · shaking · startles · involuntary
pulls
Draws toward oneself
drag · heave · wrench · pluck · rip · tear · wrest · pry · snatch · grab
twitches
Brief involuntary muscle contractions
- jerksSharp sudden pulls
- convulsionsInvoluntary muscular contractions
- flinchesInvoluntary recoil movements
shudders · quivers · tremors · jolts · thrashes · contractions · shaking · startles · involuntary · reflexive
- World War Itrenches, trench warfare, eastern front, Western Front, soldiers
- yank your chain
- yanking aroundPulling erratically in directions
- New York YankeesFamed Bronx baseball squad
- yank someone's chainProvoke for amusement
- Yankee DoodleRevolutionary-era American march
- yanking someone's chainProvoking for amusement