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yerk

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) yerk (verb)
  2. 2) yerk (noun)

1yerk

verb \ˈyərk\

Definition of YERK

transitive verb
1
dialect : to beat vigorously : thrash
2
dialect : to attack or excite vigorously : goad

Origin of YERK

Middle English, to bind tightly
First Known Use: circa 1520

Rhymes with YERK

burke, Burke, chirk, cirque, clerk, dirk, irk, jerk, kirk, lurk, murk, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work, zerk

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