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  • noun
    plural jerks
    [count] informal :a stupid person or a person who is not well-liked or who treats other people badly
    That jerk can't do anything right.
    Most of the kids are nice, but some are jerks.
    a quick pull or twist
    The dead branch came loose after a few jerks.
    He felt the jerk of the line as a fish took the bait.
    The door was stuck, but I gave it a jerk [=pulled on it very hard and very quickly] and it opened.
    a sudden sharp movement
    The car started with a jerk.
    verb
    jerks; jerked; jerking
    [+ obj] :to push, pull, or twist (something) with a quick movement
    I jerked the door open.
    She jerked the phone out of my hand.
    to move (something) with a sharp, quick motion [+ obj]
    He jerked his head in the direction of the door and said, Let's go. [no obj]
    The car jerked into motion.
    b always followed by an adverb, adjective, or preposition :to cause (someone) to move suddenly [+ obj]
    He was jerked awake by the sound of a baby crying. - sometimes used figuratively
    She was jerked back to reality by the baby's crying. [no obj]
    He jerked awake when the baby started to cry.
    jerk around
    [phrasal verb]
    jerk (someone) around chiefly US informal :to be unfair or dishonest with (someone) :to lie to or cheat (someone)
    I felt like that salesman was trying to jerk me around. - often used as (be/get) jerked around
    I felt like I was getting jerked around by that salesman.
    jerk off
    [phrasal verb] informal + impolite of a man :masturbate

    * Các từ tương tự:
    jerkin, jerkwater, jerky