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jerk

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɜrk/

Translations

jerknoun

jerks

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɜrk/

рывок

He felt a sudden jerk as the car stopped.

Он почувствовал внезапный рывок, когда машина остановилась.

придурок

Don't be such a jerk to your friends.

Не будь таким придурком по отношению к своим друзьям.

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jerkverb

jerked

Past Simple

jerked

Past Participle

jerking

Gerund

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɝk/

дергать

He jerked the rope to get the boat moving.

Он дернул веревку, чтобы лодка начала двигаться.

трясти

The earthquake jerked the building violently.

Землетрясение сильно трясло здание.

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jerkadjective

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɝːk/

Used attributively (e.g., "jerk chicken") to indicate the Jamaican style of spiced, grilled meat.

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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.