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jerked up

jerked up is the simple past and past participle of jerk up.

Meaning of jerk up

Verb

jerk up (third-person singular simple present jerks up, present participle jerking up, simple past and past participle jerked up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To spice (a food) with jerk (Jamaican spice blend).
  2. (informal) To reprimand, mess with or complain to (someone).

Questions about jerked up

What is jerked up the simple past and past participle of?
Jerked up is the simple past and past participle of jerk up.

Words near jerked up in the dictionary

  1. jerked off
  2. jerked one off
  3. jerked one out
  4. jerked over
  5. jerked the gherkin
  6. jerked up
  7. jerker
  8. jerkers
  9. jerkery
  10. jerkess
  11. jerkesses

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