Pulling with a jerk

• Five lost in navy rising, leader providing a tug
• Removing, as from the schedule
• Bell ringer's activity
• Violent drawing of American head of state being decapitated
• Pulling with a quick motion
• Tugging sharply

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Yank \Yank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yanked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Yanking .] To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of yank English)