What does "yerk" mean?
Yerk: To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]
Additional senses
- 2.To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. Drayton.
- 3.To move a quick, jerking motion.
- 4.A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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