Force and Yank

Force

Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

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Yank and force are semantically related In some cases you can use "Yank" instead the word "Force" as a verb or a noun.

Yank verb - To separate or remove by forceful pulling.

Usage example: grab the other one, and let's see if we can't yank these two grocery carriages apart

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Force and yank are semantically related in jerk topic. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead the word "Yank" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: yanked, Yankee, yanking

character	force character	yank character
people	force people	yank people
member	force member	yank member
hand	force hand	yank hand
Other words: way, enemy, opponents, enemies.

A whole village ended up convinced there was a supernatural force that would yank men up into the trees.

Source: Vertical Kidnapping
In ''tinyraygun, baby alien Doppler can wrap its tongue around objects and yank 'em with enough force to snatch it out of a grown brute's hand.

Source: Multipurpose Tongue
Cyborg Justice was a great example of this; among your various hand-to-hand combat moves, you could yank off your opponents' arms and replace your own with theirs; you could also yank their torso off their legs, absorb their life force, and then steal their legs too.

Source: Easily Detachable Robot Parts

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