Definitions for irk
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. gall, irkverb

   irritate or vex

   "It galls me that we lost the suit"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. irkverb

   to irritate; annoy; bother

   It irks me to do all this work and have someone destroy it.

2. Etymology: From irken, from yrkja, from wurkijanan, from werǵ-. Cognate with yrkja, yrka, wyrcan, wyrcean. More at work.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To IRKverb

   This word is used only impersonally, it irks me; mihi pœnæ est, it gives me pain; or, I am weary of it. Thus the authors of the Accidence say, tædet, it irketh.

   Etymology: yrk, work, Islandick.

   Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
   And yet it irks me, the poor dappled fools
   Should, in their own confines, with forked heads,
   Have their round haunches gor'd. William Shakespeare.

   It irks his heart he cannot be reveng'd. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irk

   Kirksville Regional Airport (IATA: IRK, ICAO: KIRK, FAA LID: IRK) is four miles south of Kirksville, on the west side of US highway 63. One airline schedules passenger flights, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 684 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 926 in 2009 and 2,127 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).Cape Air is the current airline, averaging 900 to 1,000 passengers per month on three daily round trips to St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

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1. irk

   Irk is a verb that refers to the act of annoying or irritating someone. It is often used to describe a reaction to something bothersome or tedious.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irkverb

   to weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present

2. Etymology: [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Irk

   ėrk, v.t. to weary: to trouble: to distress (now used only impersonally).—adj. Irk′some, causing uneasiness: tedious: unpleasant.—adv. Irk′somely.—n. Irk′someness. [M. E. irken—Scand., Sw. yrka, to urge; prob. cog. with L. urgēre.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irk

   To annoy, irritate, or infuriate someone.

   "They irk me with the idea to build another bridge." "It irks me that I have to keep up with all of this information, but nobody else is doing a thing."

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on February 10, 2021  

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1. IRK

   What does IRK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the IRK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. kir

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of irk in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of irk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=irk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Irk
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=irk
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irk
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irk
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=irk