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English Dictionary: Chirk by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chirk
v
  1. make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chirk \Chirk\, v. t.
      To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng.
      ]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chirk \Chirk\, a. [From {Chirk}, v. i.]
      Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chirk \Chirk\, v. i. [Cf. {Chirp}, also {Creak}.]
      1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.
            [Obs.]
  
                     All full of chirkyng was that sorry place.
                                                                              --Cheucer.
  
      2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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