yark
To bind or draw tightTo bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight.
(transitive)To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
(transitive)To crack (a whip).
(obsolete, transitive)To make ready; prepare.
(obsolete, transitive)To dispose; be set in order for; be destined or intended for.
(obsolete, transitive)To set open; open.
Origin
From Middle English ȝarken, ȝerken, from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready, prFrom Middle English ȝarken, ȝerken, from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”), Proto-West Germanic *garwakōn, equivalent to yare + -k. Related to Old English ġearc (“ready, active, quick”), ġearu (“prepared, ready, equipped, complete, finished, yare”). More at yare.
Uncertain, probably originally imitative; compare jerk, etc.
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Forms
yarks, yarking, yarked, yarkedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle