Yerk /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Yerked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yerking

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. [Obs. or Scot.]

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

   They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling.

2. To move a quick, jerking motion.

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