yank /jæŋk/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
informal to suddenly pull something quickly and with force
yank something out/back/open etc
One of the men grabbed Tom’s hair and yanked his head back.
Nick yanked the door open.
yank on/at
With both hands she yanked at the necklace.
—yank noun [countable] :
He gave the rope a yank.