Thesaurus: yerk

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1. v. t. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
2. v. t. To strike or lash with a whip.
3. v. i. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.
4. v. i. To move a quick, jerking motion.
5. n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
6. 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.] 1. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. Drayton. 2. To move a quick, jerking motion. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
7. v. t. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. v. t. To strike or lash with a whip. v. i. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. v. i. To move a quick, jerking motion. n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.