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Verb 1 I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit jerked the leash to get the dog's attention you've got to quit jerkingor the barber will nick you by accident the car jerked with every shift of the gear See More. See examples of JERK used in a sentence.

Turning over layers of chicken wings to be doused in her mother's secret jerk sauce, she said cooking was an important tradition in her family. Most of the kids are nice, but some are jerks. The car started with a jerk. Dictionary Definition.

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The dead branch came loose after a few jerks. He felt the jerk of the line as a fish took the bait. Jerk as we know it today could have evolved from this early method of preserving meat using the island's spices.

A kill ensured food, and preservation of the meat guaranteed sustenance during lean hunting or foraging times. Jerk definition: a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like; a sudden movement. The meaning of JERK is an annoyingly stupid or foolish person.

Send us feedback. Since dawn, Taylor Dudley of Boston Beach, Jamaica, has been at work turning a pig and plenty of hot peppers into jerkthe island's devilishly hot answer to barbecue. Noun 1 That jerk can't do anything right.

jerk verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (BEHAVIOUR) to suddenly behave differently, usually by understanding something or becoming active again, or to cause someone or something to do this. How to use jerk in a sentence. See Definitions and Examples ».

Jerk definition of jerk : ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition

The neck bones are marinated overnight in jerk spices, seared on the charcoal grill for color and flavor and then slow cooked in the oven. Examples of jerk in a Sentence. Right next to a Jamaican vendor jerking chicken and roasting fish on a barrel, a thick white smoke rose into the damp air … — Morlette Cowan.

Log In. Synonyms of jerk. Done right, jerk chicken is one of the great barbecue traditions of the world … — Julia Moskin. First Known Use. Time Traveler. Methods of pit cooking were brought to the island by African slaves, and these methods were probably the beginnings of jerk cooking techniques—though the native West Indians also cooked food on green wood lattices over open fire.