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yerk

/yurk/US // yɜrk //

耶克

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to strike or whip.
    • : to stir up; arouse; excite.
    • : to jerk.
    • : to move with a jerk.
    • : to pull tight or bind tightly.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to kick.
    • : to rise suddenly.
    • : to enter into something eagerly.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a kick or jerk.
    • : a thud or blow, as from a stick.

Examples

  • George bit his lip, scratched his head with the awl, and gave the lingles such a yerk, that he made them both crack in two.

  • Crack on, Mr Yerk, and let us overhaul this small swaggerer.

  • But an I get the first yerk of a chield, I'm no unco feared for his return.

  • Ship aboard of us for Noo Yerk, and if that dont make a man of yoo, call me small pumpkins arterwards.

  • But Whiffle never could acquit Yerk of having been, directly or indirectly, the cause of his suffering from the impure shower.