yerk

A Middle English form of yark.

To lash; strike smartly; beat; hence, to rouse; excite.

To throw, thrust, or pull sharply or suddenly; jerk; move with a jerk.

To bind or tie tightly or with a jerk.

To lash out, as a horse; kick.

To move with sudden jerks; jerk.

A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a kick; a smart stroke; a blow. Also yark.

A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.

To move a quick, jerking motion.