yank on

yank on something

to pull or tug on something. Don't yank on my hair! Yank on this rope to send a signal to the worker on the floor above.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ahmed	-	Turkish, Bosnian, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Aveza	-	Ancient Germanic
Jaida	JAY-də	English (Modern)
Mayte	-	Spanish
FÉLix	FE-leeks (Portuguese)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
Mitrofan	mee-trah-FAHN	Russian