English
york
see also: York
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /jɔː(ɹ)k/
Verb

york (yorks, present participle yorking; past and past participle yorked)

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

york (yorks, present participle yorking; 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.
York
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /jɔɹk/
  • (RP) IPA: /jɔːk/
Proper noun
  1. A city/and/unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England.
  2. A hamlet in Ribble Valley, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7033).
  3. A town lgarea Shire of York.
  4. A neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
  5. A former municipality in Toronto, Canada.
  6. Former name of Toronto (used before 1834).
  7. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario.
  8. A community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
  9. A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
  10. Places in the United States of America:
    1. A city in Sumter County, Alabama.
    2. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.
    4. A town in York County, Maine.
    5. An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
    6. A city/county seat in York County, Nebraska.
    7. A town in Livingston County, New York.
    8. A tiny city in Benson County, North Dakota.
    9. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
    10. An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio.
    11. A city/county seat in York County, Pennsylvania.
    12. A city/county seat in York County, South Carolina.
    13. A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
    14. A small town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
    15. A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
    16. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
  11. The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
  12. Surname from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
Translations
  • French: York, Yorck, Yorque
  • German: York
  • Portuguese: Iorque
  • Russian: Йорк
  • Spanish: York, Yórk
Translations
  • Portuguese: Iorque


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