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YERK
Etymology
Verb
yerk (third-person singular simple present yerks, present participle yerking, simple past and past participle yerked)
(archaic) to stab.
To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
(obsolete, Scotland) To strike or lash with a whip or stick.
(obsolete, Scotland) To rouse or excite.
To bind or tie with a jerk.
Noun
yerk (plural yerks)
(archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Anagrams
• Krey, Kyer
Source: Wiktionary
Yerk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yerked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yerking.] Etym: [See Yerk.]
1. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. Their wounded steeds . . . Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters. Shak.
2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]
Yerk, v. i.
1. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. Drayton.
2. To move a quick, jerking motion.
Yerk, n.
Definition: A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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