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v. to stab.

n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

v. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.

v. To strike or lash with a whip.

verb-intransitive. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.

verb-intransitive. To move a quick, jerking motion.

n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

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.

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

"He will keep his sorrows to himself, but the recollection of them will make him "yerk," _i. e._, writhe, or start with pain -- applied in"

jerk    kick