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Definition of yerk in English: yerk(also yark) verbjəːk [with object]Northern English, Scottish 1Strike sharply, especially with a stick or whip; thrash or flog. Example sentencesExamples - I'll yerk the sullen Devil out of you.
- Buy the birds, he was saying as he yerked me under the ribs.
- Nine, or ten times I had thought to have yerked him here under the ribs
- We should yerk the yokel of a Yankee with the knout.
- More soundly could my scourge have yerked many.
Synonyms beat, strike, hit, flog, thrash, lash, birch, whip, horsewhip, strap, leather, flagellate, scourge 2Pull or push with a sudden movement. Example sentencesExamples - The rotten, rain-soaked khaki tears easily when two men are yerking at your collar.
- He saw him knocking and yarking the horse about and swearing at it.
- Thou hast fair yarked me off my legs.
- They yerked to and fro, snorting with rage and terror.
- He seized the parson by the chin and ears and yerked him upwards several times.
Origin Late Middle English: imitative of a sudden movement. |