yank away

yank someone or something away (from someone or something)

to jerk someone or something away from someone or something. He yanked his hand away from the fire. Please yank away that rug from the fire before it gets burned.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alfarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Henryk	HEN-rik	Polish
Niko	NEE-ko (Finnish)	Finnish, Croatian, Slovene
Paolino	pow-LEE-no	Italian
Wynonna	wi-NON-ə	English (Rare)
Yvo	-	German, Dutch