YERK Meaning of YERK in English [yerk] vt [ME, to bind tightly] (ca. 1520) 1 dial: to beat vigorously: thrash 2. dial: to attack or excite vigorously: goad [2]yerk n (1581) 1 Scot: a lashing out: kick 2. dial: jerk 1 Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012