Pronunciation : Yerk
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Yerk.]
Definition : 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.]
t. [imp. & p. p. Yerked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yerking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Yerk
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Yerk
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913