- yank something up
- yank something up†to pull or jerk something up. •
He yanked his pants up.
•He yanked up his pants and threw on his shirt.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
yank something up
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yank — v [I and T] informal to suddenly pull something quickly and with force yank sth 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.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
yank — I UK [jæŋk] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms yank : present tense I/you/we/they yank he/she/it yanks present participle yanking past tense yanked past participle yanked to pull something or someone suddenly with a lot of force II UK … English dictionary
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yank — yank1 [ jæŋk ] verb intransitive or transitive to pull something or someone suddenly with a lot of force: JERK yank yank 2 [ jæŋk ] noun count an action that pulls someone or something suddenly with force … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yank — [[t]jæ̱ŋk[/t]] yanks, yanking, yanked VERB If you yank someone or something somewhere, you pull them there suddenly and with a lot of force. [V n with adj] She yanked open the drawer... [V n with adv] She yanked the child back into the house...… … English dictionary
yank — verb (I, T) informal to suddenly pull something quickly and forcefully: yank (on) sth: John keeps yanking on my ponytail! | yank sth out/back/open etc: Keith yanked Robert out of his chair … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yank (someone's) chain — pull/yank (someone s) chain American & Australian, informal to say or do something that upsets another person, especially because you enjoy upsetting them. Boy, she really knows how to pull your chain! … New idioms dictionary
Something Nasty in the Vault — TV episode= Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=017 Something Nasty in the Vault script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=Sunday 15/6/69 original transmission=Thursday 9/10/69 7.30pm… … Wikipedia
yank — I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1822 intransitive verb to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement transitive verb 1. to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement 2. to remove in or as if in an abrupt manner < yanked the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
yank out — verb To remove something like a nail, or a tooth with one quick strong pull … Wiktionary
yank — 1. noun /jæŋk/ A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). Syn: jerk, tug 2. verb /jæŋk/ … Wiktionary
