york

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/jɔː(ɹ)k/US/jɔɹk/UK/jɔːk/

verb

to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

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Meanings

york1

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

present singular third person yorks · participle present yorking · participle past yorked · past yorked

  1. ball gamesto bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

york2

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

present singular third person yorks · participle present yorking · participle past yorked · past yorked

  1. slangTo vomit.

    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.

    2013, Breaking Bad (TV series), "Blood Money" (episode)

York3

proper noun

alternative obsolete Yorke

  1. A placename:
    1. A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
    2. A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.

      The letter was signed by Labour mayors in London, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, West Midlands, North East, West of England, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Midlands and York and North Yorkshire.

      2026 September 10, Ewan Somerville, Paul Seddon, “Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%”, in BBC News, retrieved 11 Sep 2026
    3. A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
    4. A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada.

      Synonyms: Region of York, York Region

    5. Former name of Toronto (used before 1834): a city in Ontario, Canada.
    6. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    7. A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
    8. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of York County.
  2. 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.
  3. A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
nounYork (plural Yorks)

plural Yorks · alternative obsolete Yorke

  1. abbreviationShort for York Imperial (“apple cultivar”).

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA regional municipality of Ontario, Canada.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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House of York

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Origin

york · verb

Back-formation from yorker.

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york · verb

Perhaps imitative.

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York · proper noun, noun

  1. Proto-Celtic*eburos
  2. Proto-Brythonic*eβur
  3. Proto-Brythonic*Eβrọg
  4. LatinEborācum
  5. Old EnglishEoforwīċ
  6. Old NorseJórvík
  7. Middle EnglishȜork
  8. EnglishYork

From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἐβόρακον
  • Ἐβόρακον (Ebórakon)city in North Yorkshire
Arabic يورك
  • يورك (yūrk)city in North Yorkshire
Bengali ইয়র্ক
  • ইয়র্ক (iẏork)city in North Yorkshire
Bulgarian Йорк
  • Йорк (Jork)city in North Yorkshire
Chinese Cantonese 約克 /约克
  • 約克 /约克 (joek³ haak¹)city in North Yorkshire
Chinese Mandarin 約克 /约克, 約克 /约克
  • 約克 /约克 (Yuēkè)city in North Yorkshire
  • 約克 /约克 (Yuēkè)English habitational surname
Esperanto Jorko, Jorko
  • Jorkocity in North Yorkshire
  • JorkoHouse of York
Finnish York
  • Yorkcity in North Yorkshire
French York, Yorck
  • Yorkcity in North Yorkshire
  • Yorckcity in North Yorkshire
  • Yorquecity in North Yorkshire
German York
  • Yorkcity in North Yorkshire
Greek Υόρκη, Γιορκ
  • Υόρκη (Yórki)city in North Yorkshire
  • Γιορκ (Giork)city in North Yorkshire
  • Γιορκ (Giork)House of York
Hebrew יורק
  • יורקcity in North Yorkshire
Hindi यौर्क
  • यौर्क (yaurk)city in North Yorkshire
Icelandic Jórvík
  • Jórvíkcity in North Yorkshire
Irish Eabhrac
  • Eabhraccity in North Yorkshire
Italian York, Iorca
  • Yorkcity in North Yorkshire
  • Iorcacity in North Yorkshire
Japanese ヨーク, ヨーク家
  • ヨーク (Yōku)city in North Yorkshire
  • ヨーク家 (Yōku ke)House of York
Korean 요크, 요크
  • 요크 (Yokeu)city in North Yorkshire
  • 요크 (yokeu)former name of Toronto
  • 요크 (yokeu)House of York
  • 요크 (yokeu)English habitational surname
Latin Eborācum, Eborāca
  • Eborācumcity in North Yorkshire
  • Eborācacity in North Yorkshire
Latvian Jorka
  • Jorkacity in North Yorkshire
Lithuanian Jorkas
  • Jorkascity in North Yorkshire
Polish York
  • Yorkcity in North Yorkshire
Portuguese Iorque, Iorque
  • Iorquecity in North Yorkshire
  • IorqueHouse of York
Russian Йорк
  • Йорк (Jork)city in North Yorkshire
Scottish Gaelic Eabhraig
  • Eabhraigcity in North Yorkshire
Spanish York, Yórk
  • Yorkcity in North Yorkshire
  • Yórkcity in North Yorkshire
Swedish yorkbo
  • yorkboEnglish habitational surname
Tamil யார்க், யொர்க்
  • யார்க் (yārk)city in North Yorkshire
  • யொர்க் (york)city in North Yorkshire
  • யோர்க் (yōrk)city in North Yorkshire
Thai ยอร์ก
  • ยอร์กcity in North Yorkshire
Ukrainian Йорк
  • Йорк (Jork)city in North Yorkshire
Urdu یورک
  • یورکcity in North Yorkshire
Welsh Caerefrog, Efrog
  • Caerefrogcity in North Yorkshire
  • Efrogcity in North Yorkshire
Yiddish יאָרק
  • יאָרק (york)city in North Yorkshire

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APA

york. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/york

MLA

“york.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/york. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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