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jerk

jerk
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jurk]
    • /dʒɜrk/
    • /dʒɜːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jurk]
    • /dʒɜrk/

Definitions of jerk word

  • verb without object jerk to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically. 2
  • abbreviation JERK jerky2 . 1
  • verb with object jerk to preserve (meat, especially beef) by cutting in strips and curing by drying in the sun. 1
  • verb without object jerk to give a jerk or jerks. 1
  • verb without object jerk to talk in a broken, spasmodic way. 1
  • verb without object jerk Informal. to work as a soda jerk. 1

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Origin of jerk

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; 1935-40 for def 4; perhaps dialectal variant of yerk to draw stitches tight (shoemaker's term), thus making the shoe ready to wear, Old English gearcian to prepare, make ready

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jerk

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jerk popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jerk usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jerk

verb jerk

  • yank — an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
  • pull — pull media
  • wrench — to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
  • haul — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
  • tug — to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.

noun jerk

  • spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
  • stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
  • brute — If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • idiot — Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!

Antonyms for jerk

verb jerk

  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • release — to lease again.

noun jerk

  • brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.

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