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The correct spelling is jerk.
How to pronounce jerk
/d͡ʒɜːk/
nounIPA: /d͡ʒɜːk/
Say it like: Jer-k
The correct spelling is jerk. A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body. For example: "When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!"
Usage Examples
“When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!”
“I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff.”
“to jerk a stone”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
- 2.A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- 3.A dull or stupid person.
- 4.A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable.
- 5.The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
verb
- 1.To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
- 2.To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- 3.To masturbate.
- 4.To beat, to hit.
- 5.To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
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