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Meanings of yank on in English

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Usage of yank on in English
1
A painful yank on the fur of my chest made me yelp.
Secrets of the Wolves
2
The woman gave a hard yank on its chain, making it moan.
The Fearless
3
Abby's eyes watered as he gave a savage yank on her hair.
When darkness comes
4
Tides happen because the sun and moon yank on the spinning Earth's oceans.
Wired
5
There was a firm yank on the chain, and then another whipping sound.
Crown of Midnight
6
Tell me the truth. She gave a yank on the end of the scarf.
The city of ember: book 1
7
I yank on the handle and then shove, hard, and the door swings inward.
Fracture Me
8
The Chief gave one final yank on the tether.
First Strike
9
Without any reason he would hit me on the head and yank on my hair.
The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as...
10
The next stitch holds better, or Friendly doesn't yank on it as hard or something.
Beat the reaper: a novel
11
She suffered an urge to take his hair in her fingers and yank on it.
Flesh and blood
12
When someone is dropping into victim or blame consciousness, I'll yank on their bootstraps. Morissette smiles.
The Guardian
13
Zane gave a final yank on his wand.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
14
Leo gave a yank on the pulley chain and the hooks clattered up another ten feet.
Nova
15
After that came another spell of silence and then Whopper gave a yank on his line.
Guns and Snowshoes; Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters
16
And when he get a hold of your collar, he yank on it, and he take-take-take.
Breeder
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