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yerked |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yerk \Yerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yerked}; p. pr & vb n. {Yerking}.] [See {Yerk}.] 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.]
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