"yawk" meaning in All languages combined

See yawk on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /jɑːk/ (note: African-American Vernacular), /jɔk/ (note: MLE, Cork and Dublin), /jɑk~jak/ (note: MLE, Birmingham and Liverpool), /jʌk/ [London, Multicultural-London-English]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare) imitative for the sound of a shot in particular of a gun. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, rare, slang Categories (topical): Gaming
    Sense id: en-yawk-en-intj-7DVOls~n Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, Multicultural London English Topics: games, gaming
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yock, yuck

Verb [English]

IPA: /jɑːk/ (note: African-American Vernacular), /jɔk/ (note: MLE, Cork and Dublin), /jɑk~jak/ (note: MLE, Birmingham and Liverpool), /jʌk/ [London, Multicultural-London-English] Forms: yawks [present, singular, third-person], yawking [participle, present], yawked [participle, past], yawked [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} yawk (third-person singular simple present yawks, present participle yawking, simple past and past participle yawked)
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare, transitive, intransitive) to shoot, to make an impact (on) by or as if by firing. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, intransitive, rare, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Gaming Synonyms: bun, blam, blem
    Sense id: en-yawk-en-verb-GFy-tUlQ Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 57 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 58 8 2 Topics: games, gaming
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yock, yuck

Noun [Scots]

IPA: /jɑːk/, /jɔːk/
Etymology: From Middle English aken, from Old English acan, from Proto-West Germanic *akan. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|aken}} Middle English aken, {{inh|sco|ang|acan}} Old English acan, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*akan}} Proto-West Germanic *akan Head templates: {{head|sco|noun}} yawk
  1. A state of perplexity.
    Sense id: en-yawk-sco-noun-0wbLqNlj Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yauk

Verb [Scots]

IPA: /jɑːk/, /jɔːk/
Etymology: From Middle English aken, from Old English acan, from Proto-West Germanic *akan. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|aken}} Middle English aken, {{inh|sco|ang|acan}} Old English acan, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*akan}} Proto-West Germanic *akan Head templates: {{head|sco|verb}} yawk
  1. to be painful or in pain
    Sense id: en-yawk-sco-verb-HEZxaChm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yauk

Alternative forms

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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A state of perplexity."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑːk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "yauk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yawk"
}

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