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.
To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]
To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. Drayton.
To move a quick, jerking motion.
A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
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