Jericho
Jericho

jerk


Definition: Meaning of, jerk in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒəːk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
jerk jerked jerked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
jerking jerks
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body move in this way
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to pull something suddenly and roughly
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Singular Plural
jerk jerks
[countable]
  1. a sudden quick movement
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  2. informal someone, especially a man, who is stupid or who does things that annoy or hurt other people
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jerk used in phrases

  • clean and jerk (noun)
    1. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
  • jerk-off (noun)
    1. informal a masturbator
  • knee jerk (noun)
    1. a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
  • knee-jerk (adjective)
    1. a knee-jerk reaction, answer etc is what you feel or say about a situation from habit, without thinking about it [=  automatic]
  • knee-jerk reflex (noun)
    1. a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
  • soda jerk (noun)
    1. someone who works at a soda fountain
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jerk used in phrasal verbs

  • jerk around (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] jerk someone around to treat someone in an unfair or dishonest way
    2. [intransitive] to behave in a stupid way
  • jerk off (phrasal verb)
    1. to masturbate
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