'Yerk' definitions:
Definition of 'Yerk'
From: GCIDE
- Yerk \Yerk\, v. i.
- 1. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. [1913 Webster]
- They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To move a quick, jerking motion. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Yerk'
From: GCIDE
- Yerk \Yerk\, n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Yerk'
From: GCIDE
- Yerk \Yerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yerked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yerking.] [See Yerk.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. [1913 Webster]
- Their wounded steeds . . . Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.] [1913 Webster]