
jerk



jerk /dʒɜːk $ dʒɜːrk/ verb
jerk noun [countable]
jerk adjective
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Synonyms & Related Wordsjerk[noun]Synonyms: tug, jolt, lurch, pull, thrust, twitch, wrench, yank
Related Words: drag,
pull,
fling,
sling,
throw,
toss,
wrench,
wrest,
wring [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. jerk1 /dʒɜːk $ dʒɜːrk/
verb[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from yerk 'to hit, pull suddenly' (16-19 centuries)]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body move in this way:
Wilcox jerked his head to indicate that they should move on.
‘Is that the only way out of here?’ he asked, jerking a thumb at the door.jerk back/up/forwards etc
Suddenly, he jerked back in his chair.
The sound of the phone jerked me awake.2. [intransitive and transitive] to pull something suddenly and roughly
jerk at
Doyle jerked at the girl’s hair to make her sit down.
She jerked open the car door and got out.jerk somebody around phrasal verb American English informal to waste someone’s time or deliberately make things difficult for them
jerk off phrasal verb especially American English informal not polite to
masturbatejerk out something phrasal verb written to say something quickly and nervously:
‘Don’t lie,’ she jerked out. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. jerk2 noun [countable][
Sense 1: Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: ⇒ jerk1]
[
Sense 2: Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: Probably from jerk off]
1. a sudden quick movement:
He gave a sudden jerk of his head.with a jerk
She started the car with a jerk and hit the bumper of the car in front.2. informal someone, especially a man, who is stupid or who does things that annoy or hurt other people
Synonym : idiot:
I swore at him for being such a jerk. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
III. jerk3 adjective jerk chicken/pork etc meat that has been left in spices or covered with spices before being cooked
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsjerk noun ADJ. sharp, sudden | painful VERB + JERK give His thigh muscle gave a sudden jerk. PREP. with a ~ of She answered with a jerk of her head. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
jerk verb ADV. suddenly | sharply, violently | convulsively, spasmodically | away, back, backwards, downwards, forward, round, up, upright, upwards She suddenly jerked her hand away. His head jerked up. PHRASES jerk awake The train stopped and she jerked awake.
jerk sth open He jerked the door open.
jerk to a halt/stop The bus jerked to a stop. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲