Phr V
yank off
yanks, yanking, yanked
yank off sth or yank sth off
to quickly pull off a piece of clothing that you are wearingHe yanked off his shorts and dashed into the shower.
yank sth off sth
mainly American informal to stop a radio or television programme from being broadcast, or to remove particular goods from shops because they might be dangerousThe show was yanked off television because of the political controversy surrounding it.The Food & Drug Administration yanked the medicine off the shelves after the report on its side effects.