jerk
verb/dʒɜːk/
/dʒɜːrk/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they jerk | /dʒɜːk/ /dʒɜːrk/ |
| he / she / it jerks | /dʒɜːks/ /dʒɜːrks/ |
| past simple jerked | /dʒɜːkt/ /dʒɜːrkt/ |
| past participle jerked | /dʒɜːkt/ /dʒɜːrkt/ |
| -ing form jerking | /ˈdʒɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɜːrkɪŋ/ |
- to move or to make something move with a sudden short sharp movement
- jerk something + adv./prep. She jerked her head up.
- He jerked the phone away from her.
- + adv./prep. The bus jerked to a halt.
- He grabbed a handful of hair and jerked at it.
- jerk something + adj. She got to the door and jerked it open.
Extra Examples- She suddenly jerked her hand away.
- The train stopped and he jerked awake.
- She grabbed his hand and jerked him back from the kerb.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- abruptly
- suddenly
- sharply
- …
- jerk awake
- jerk something open
- jerk to a halt
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a stroke with a whip): probably imitative.
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