Yerk
Yerk , transitive verb
[See Yerk.]
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.
2.
To strike or lash with a whip. [Obsolete or Scottish]
Yerk , intransitive verb
1.
To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.
They flirt, they yerk, they backward... fling.
2.
To move a quick, jerking motion.
Yerk , noun
A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.