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jarking

jarking is the present participle and gerund of jark.

Meaning of jark

Verb

jark (third-person singular simple present jarks, present participle jarking, simple past and past participle jarked)

  1. (UK, slang) 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

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Questions about jarking

What is jarking the present participle and gerund of?
Jarking is the present participle and gerund of jark.

Words near jarking in the dictionary

  1. jariya
  2. jariyat
  3. Jariștea
  4. jark
  5. jarked
  6. jarking
  7. Jarklin
  8. jarkman
  9. jarkmen
  10. jarks
  11. jarl

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