Roll
Roll noun - A record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system.
Yank
Yank noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.
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In the short film Countdown, the protagonist attempts suicide with a gun equipped with a timing mechanism: a wind-up toy attached to the trigger by a cord, that will roll off the table and yank it.
Source: Desperate Object Catch -
Yank the Dog's Chain: The thrust demonstration Rocky sets up before the second roll call seems to be a success until Bunty hits the fence.
Source: Western Animation / Chicken Run
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