Yank

Definition of yank:

part of speech: verb

To jerk or pull quickly.

Usage examples for yank:

• " Pull the Yank down out of that," he shouted. "General John Regan 1913", George A. Birmingham.

• So you are a Yank are you, Mr. Pierson? "Taken by the Enemy", Oliver Optic.

• Of course it can't yank me away from Earth gravity, but the trouble is- yipe! "Shipwreck in the Sky", Eando Binder.