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jerknoun
jerks
pl
UK
/dʒɜːk/
US
/dʒɜrk/
The car came to a stop with a jerk.
La voiture s’est arrêtée avec une secousse.
jetéHaltérophilie.
Her jerk at 105 kg broke the national record.
Son jeté à 105 kg a battu le record national.
à-coupPhysique.
Designers try to minimise jerk in roller-coaster tracks to improve rider comfort.
Les concepteurs essaient de minimiser l’à-coup dans les rails des montagnes russes pour améliorer le confort des passagers.
imbécileFamilier, injurieux.
He was acting like a jerk at the party last night.
Il se comportait comme un imbécile à la fête hier soir.
Synonyms
idiot
simpleton
oaf
boor
lout
clown
buffoon
fool
jerkverb
jerked
Past Simple
jerked
Past Participle
jerking
Gerund
UK
/dʒɜːk/
US
/dʒɝk/
marinerCuisine jamaïcaine.
They jerked the pork overnight before grilling it.
Ils ont mariné le porc toute la nuit avant de le griller.
secouerBrusquement.
He jerked the door open when he heard the loud noise.
Il a secoué la porte pour l’ouvrir quand il a entendu le grand bruit.
Additional translations
tirerBrusquement, violemment.
Synonyms
jolt
wrench
tug
yank
pull
jerkadjective
UK
/dʒɜːk/
US
/dʒɝːk/
Used attributively (e.g., "jerk chicken") to indicate the Jamaican style of spiced, grilled meat.
jerkCuisine jamaïcaine.
Jerk fish is one of the island’s most popular dishes.
Le poisson jerk est l’un des plats les plus populaires de l’île.
Synonyms
marinated
spiced
well-seasoned
piquant
spicy
spiteful
hostile
abrasive
insensitive
obnoxious
unkind
mean
rude

Definitions

jerknoun
A sudden, sharp movement.
The car came to a stop with a jerk.
A contemptibly obnoxious person.
He was acting like a jerk at the party last night.
A style of cooking in which meat is marinated in a spicy mixture and then grilled, associated with Jamaican cuisine.
We had delicious jerk chicken for dinner.
(Physics) The rate of change of acceleration; the third derivative of position with respect to time.
Designers try to minimise jerk in roller-coaster tracks to improve rider comfort.
(Weightlifting) The second part of the clean and jerk in which the lifter thrusts the barbell overhead from shoulder height in one motion.
Her jerk at 105 kg broke the national record.
jerkverb
To move or cause to move with a sudden, sharp motion.
He jerked the door open when he heard the loud noise.
To pull or twist something suddenly and violently.
She jerked the rope to signal the start of the race.
To season and cook (meat) in the Jamaican jerk style.
They jerked the pork overnight before grilling it.
jerkadjective
Relating to the Jamaican method of heavily spicing and grilling meat.
Jerk fish is one of the island’s most popular dishes.
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