jerked Meaning & Definition
What Does Jerked Mean?
As a verb, jerked means to give a quick suddenly arrested push, pull, or twist to. It can also mean to propel or move with or as if with a quick suddenly arrested motion.
Jerked at a Glance
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /-ɜː(ɹ)kt/ |
| Synonyms | bucked, hitched and hoicked |
| Antonyms | relaxed, rested and unwound |
Jerked Definition (Verb)
- to give a quick suddenly arrested push, pull, or twist to
jerk a rope
- to propel or move with or as if with a quick suddenly arrested motion
jerked the door open
- to mix and serve (drinks, such as sodas) behind a soda fountain
- to make a sudden spasmodic motion
Her hand jerked up suddenly.
- to move in short abrupt motions or with frequent jolts
Verb
- to prepare or marinate (meat, seafood, or vegetables) in the style of Jamaican jerk see jerk:3
Pork has been jerked in Jamaica at least since the mid-seventeenth century. / Right next to a Jamaican vendor jerking chicken and roasting fish on a barrel, a thick white smoke rose into the damp air …
- to preserve (meat) in long dried slices
[Meat cutter] Olen Carpenito said he hopes to expand the business soon, perhaps offering to jerk meat for customers or opening a retail store. / … deer hunters are often people of firm opinion, and many of them have their own ways of jerking venison.
Synonyms of Jerked
Antonyms of Jerked
Jerked in a Sentence
to jerk a stone
jerk a rope
jerked the door open
Her hand jerked up suddenly.
Pork has been jerked in Jamaica at least since the mid-seventeenth century.
Right next to a Jamaican vendor jerking chicken and roasting fish on a barrel, a thick white smoke rose into the damp air …
[Meat cutter] Olen Carpenito said he hopes to expand the business soon, perhaps offering to jerk meat for customers or opening a retail store.
… deer hunters are often people of firm opinion, and many of them have their own ways of jerking venison.
I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit
jerked the leash to get the dog's attention
you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident
the car jerked with every shift of the gear
Pork has been jerked in Jamaica at least since the mid-seventeenth century. / Right next to a Jamaican vendor jerking chicken and roasting fish on a barrel, a thick white smoke rose into the damp air …
[Meat cutter] Olen Carpenito said he hopes to expand the business soon, perhaps offering to jerk meat for customers or opening a retail store. / … deer hunters are often people of firm opinion, and many of them have their own ways of jerking venison.
Word Forms & Grammar
jerked
jerk·ing
jerks
jerk·er noun
jerk
jerker
jerkers
jerking
Words That Rhyme With Jerked
Origin of Jerked
Origin 1: earlier sense "to strike with whip or switch, lash"; perhaps expressive variant of yerk:1
Origin 2: probably back-formation from jerked, earlier girk't, jerkt "(of meat) cured by being cut into long slices and dried," formed with -ed:1 either from American Spanish charqui "meat cured in this manner" or from the English adjective jerkin in same sense (probably ultimately borrowed from southern Peruvian Quechua ch'arkini "to cure meat in this manner," causative derivative of ch'arki "cured meat") jerky:2
First Known Use
1589t
1709
Quick Answers About Jerked
What part of speech is jerked?
Jerked is a verb.
What is another word for jerked?
Words with a similar meaning to jerked include bucked, hitched and hoicked. See the full list of jerked synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of jerked?
Antonyms of jerked include relaxed, rested, unwound and calmed (down).