chirk

4 definitions found

chirk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chirk \Chirk\, v. i. [Cf. Chirp, also Creak.]
     1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.
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              All full of chirkyng was that sorry place.
                                                    --Cheucer.
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     2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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  Chirk \Chirk\, v. t.
     To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng.
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  Chirk \Chirk\, a. [From Chirk, v. i.]
     Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]
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chirk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chirk
      v 1: make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door,
           mouse, or bird