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yerk [jɛrk, jark]v. To bind tightly, to tie firmly together, to fasten. To stuff, cram, pack tightly. To beat, thump, whip, strike, to break by striking, to drive in with blows, to hammer. To crack down on or against, to make a sharp sound by striking or splitting etc. To nag, find fault, carp incessantly. To throb, ache, tingle. To move something with a sudden quick jerk, tug, or push. throw, toss, pitch, to jerk, slam.
n. A blow, a hard knock or thump, a slap, whack. A jerk, tug, a sharp twitch or pull, a sudden move, a toss.
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yerk in: to drive in |
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| yerl, yirl, earlies, earl, airl, jarl, yarl, |
yerl [jɛrl]also yarl [I.Sh. jarl]
n. Earl.
Compounds and phrases etc.
guiser yarl: the chief or leading guiser in the Shetland Up-helly-aa celebrations
the Yerl o Hell: the Devil |
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| Yerlston, Earlston, |
| Yerlston ['jɛrlstən]pn. Earlston. (Berwickshire) |
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| Yermooth ['jɛrmuθ]pn. Yarmouth. (England) |
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| yesk, yex, esk, yisk, yist, |
yesk [(j)ɛsk, (j)esk, (j)isk]v. To hiccup, belch, vomit.
n. A hiccup, belch, the hiccups. |
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| yestreen, yestrein, yestereen, yestre'en, estreen, erethestreen, heryestreen, hereyestreen, heeryestreen, eerthestreen, eredastreen, eredestreen, eithistreen, air-yestreen, air-da-streen, yerestrene, streen, strein, the-streen, dastreen, yistreen, thestreen, |
yestreen [jɛ'strin]also the streen [ðə strin, I.Sh. da-, də-]
n. Yesterday evening, the night before today.
adv. Last night, yesterday.
Compounds and phrases etc.
ere the streen [ɛr-, e:r-, ər,-]: the night before last
From yester + e'en reduced form of even. |
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| yet [jɛt, jɪt]adv. Yet. Up to now, now as before, at the present time, still. |
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| yett, yeat, yate, yat, back-yett, liggat, liggett, liggate, ligget, ligate, |
yett [jɛt, jɪt]n. A gate, of a garden or field etc., or of a fortified house or town. A natural pass or defile between hills.
Compounds and phrases etc.
back-yett: gate at the back
liggat: a self-closing small wooden swing-gate
whirlie-yett: a turnstile |
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| Yetthowm, Yettum, |
| Yetthowm ['jɛtəm]pn. Yetholm. (Borders) |
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| yeuk, yuk, yuck, yewk, yuke, youk, yeuks, yucks, yuks, youks, yeukie, yeuky, yucky, yokie, yuckie, yewky, heuchy, youkie, yukey, uikie, yuik, yuikie, yock, yockie, |
yeuk [jʌk, juk, NEC. MN. jok]v. To itch, feel ticklish or itchy, of a part of the body. To be keen or eager, have a strong urge to do something. To scratch a part of oneself.
n. The itch, an itchiness. A constant irrepressible hankering after something. Anything that disgusts, from being in itself revolting or of poor quality, something which is shabby or horribly bad, poor stuff.
yeukie
adj. Itchy, itching. Prickly, causing itching. Excitedly eager, impatient, restlessly waiting to be active about something. Mean, shabby, clumsy, rough or squalid in appearance, behaviour or speech etc., filthy. |
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