jerk

jerk
‹ə:k 1. noun
(a short, sudden movement: We felt a jerk as the train started.) rykk, støt
2. verb
(to move with a jerk or jerks: He grasped my arm and jerked me round; The car jerked to a halt.) rykke i/til, gjøre et rykk
- jerkily
- jerkiness
rykk
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rykke
I
subst. \/dʒɜːk\/
1) rykk, napp, støt, puff, kast, sleng
• a jerk of the head
et kast med hodet
• the train stopped with a jerk
toget stoppet med et rykk
2) trekning, krampetrekning
3) (spesielt amer., slang) dumskalle, fjols, tosk
4) (i vektløfting) støt
5) (amer., hverdagslig, også soda jerk) ekspeditør i isbar
give a jerk rykke (til) , nappe
the jerks (britisk, også physical jerks) gymnastikk, trening, øvelse
with a jerk med et rykk
II
verb \/dʒɜːk\/
1) rykke (til) , kaste, slenge, støte, puffe
2) (overført) vekke (opp)
3) (vektløfting) støte
4) (amer., hverdagslig) mikse (iskrem og brus), arbeide i en isbar
5) (amer., om kjøtt) skjære i strimler og soltørke
jerk along humpe avgårde
• the train jerked along
toget humpet avgårde
jerk off (amer., vulgært, særlig om menn) runke, onanere
jerk out si stakkåndet, si støtvis
• «there's ... been an ... accident» he jerked out
«det ... har hendt en ... ulykke» sa han stakkåndet

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