"yawk" meaning in All languages combined

See yawk on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /jɑːk/ [African-American-Vernacular-English], /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, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 57 43 Topics: games, gaming
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yock, yuck

Verb [English]

IPA: /jɑːk/ [African-American-Vernacular-English], /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 Topics: games, gaming
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yock, yuck

Alternative forms

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