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clean and jerks

clean and jerks is the plural of clean and jerk.

clean and jerks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clean and jerk.

Meaning of clean and jerk

Noun

clean and jerk (plural clean and jerks)

  1. The act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement (the jerk phase). The normal technique for both parts of this act involves propelling the barbell upwards, quickly lowering the torso, and then straightening the legs.

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Questions about clean and jerks

What is clean and jerks the plural of?
Clean and jerks is the plural of clean and jerk.

Words near clean and jerks in the dictionary

  1. cleams
  2. clean
  3. clean and jerk
  4. clean and jerked
  5. clean and jerking
  6. clean and jerks
  7. clean as a bean
  8. clean as a hound's tooth
  9. clean as a new penny
  10. clean as a new pin
  11. clean as a whistle

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