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
ÓRfhlaith	OR-la	Irish
Tiffany	TIF-ə-nee	English
Jaka	-	Slovene
Perez	-	Biblical
Annika	AHN-nee-kah (Swedish, Dutch, Finnish), AH-nee-kah (German), AN-i-kə (English), AHN-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
ÁSa	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Faroese