yank 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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maudie	MAWD-ee	English
SalomÉ	sə-loo-ME (Portuguese)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
ZİYa	-	Turkish
Hinrik	-	Icelandic
SÉBastienne	-	French
Lesly	LEZ-lee, LES-lee	English (Modern)