jark
jark noun: a seal (stamp or impression of a stamp). Also the pronunciation spelling of jerk.
Noun
jark (plural jarks)
- A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
- "This is a jark from Jim Ratcliffe," said the taller, having looked at the bit of paper.1818, Walter Scott, chapter XXIX, in The Heart of Midlothian (The Waverley Novels), volume 2, page 92
Verb
jark (third-person singular simple present jarks, present participle jarking, simple past and past participle jarked)
- To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach a tracking device to and covertly monitor the location of (a weapon).
- At the end of the day, it was inevitable that the IRA would discover that its weapons were being jarked.1996, Andy McNab, Immediate Action, page 365
- 'Anna' and 'Mary' were involved in operations that drew on a variety of intelligence data: ‘jarking’; information from agents;[…]One of the weapons, perhaps the Armalite, had been ‘jarked’ by the ‘Det’ and tracked for some time.2001, Peter Taylor, Brits:the War Against the IRA, page 255
Also used as
jark is also the pronunciation spelling of jerk.
Forms of jark
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jarks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jarks |
| present participle | jarking |
| past participle | jarked |
| past | jarked |
Origin of jark
From jerk.
Words formed from jark
Questions about jark
- What does jark mean?
- Jark means a seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
- What part of speech is jark?
- Jark can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of jark?
- The plural of jark is jarks.
Words near jark in the dictionary
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