YERKED

Verb

yerked

simple past tense and past participle of yerk

Source: Wiktionary


YERK

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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