york

See also: York

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔː(ɹ)k/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k

Etymology 1

Back-formation from yorker.

Verb

york (third-person singular simple present yorks, present participle yorking, simple past and past participle yorked)

  1. (cricket) to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

Etymology 2

Perhaps imitative.

Verb

york (third-person singular simple present yorks, present participle yorking, simple past and past participle yorked)

  1. (slang) To vomit.
    • 2013, Breaking Bad (TV series), "Blood Money" (episode)
      BADGER: They're eating blueberry pies... […] Okay, finally, Kirk, he can't take it anymore. He yorks! Now it's just down to Chekov and Spock.

Anagrams

Polish
yorki

Etymology

Clipping of yorkshire terrier.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔrk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrk
  • Syllabification: york
  • Homophones: Jork, York

Noun

york m animal

  1. Yorkshire Terrier, Yorkie (breed of toy dog having a long, glossy coat)
    Synonyms: yorkshire, yorkshire terrier

Declension
Declension of york
singular plural
nominative york yorki
genitive yorka yorków
dative yorkowi yorkom
accusative yorka yorki
instrumental yorkiem yorkami
locative yorku yorkach
vocative yorku yorki

Further reading
  • york in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • york in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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