Tra từ yank - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. yank [yank yanks yanked yanking] BrE [jæŋk] NAmE [jæŋk] verb transitive, intransitive (informal)
to pull sth/sb hard, quickly and suddenly
•~ sth/sb (+ adv./prep.) He yanked her to her feet.
•~ sth/sb + adj. I yanked the door open.
•(+ adv./prep.) Liz yanked at my arm.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 18th cent. (as a Scots word in the sense ‘sudden sharp blow’): of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•He yanked his arm free.
•He yanked the door open.
•Her head was yanked back hard.
•She yanked her hand away.
•She yanked the cigarette from his hand.
•The man grabbed her hair and yanked her head back.

▪ II. yank noun
•She gave the rope a yank.
Main entry: ↑yank_derived