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
Sidonie	-	French
Balduino	-	Spanish
Henry	HEN-ree	English
Verica	-	Serbian, Croatian
Voitto	VOYT-to	Finnish
Boadicea	-	Ancient Celtic (Latinized)