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upjerk

upjerk noun: an upward jerk.

Noun

upjerk (plural upjerks)

  1. An upward jerk.
    • […] rocky pinnacles, from whence he sends forth a sort of choking chattering song, if such it can be called, or, with an upjerk of the tail, hops away with a loud musical whistle, very much after the manner of the Blackbird.1877, Thomas Caverhill Jerdon, The Birds of India, page 500
    • He continues — "There was the same rear up, with the head bent down, followed by an upjerk of the hind parts; the long sickle-shaped tertials, so noticeable in this species, seemed little if at all expanded, […]1923, Arthur Cleveland Bent, Life Histories of North American Birds: Wild Fowl, page 76

Forms of upjerk

pluralupjerks

Origin of upjerk

From up- + jerk.

Questions about upjerk

What does upjerk mean?
Upjerk means an upward jerk.
What part of speech is upjerk?
Upjerk is a noun.
What is the plural of upjerk?
The plural of upjerk is upjerks.

Words near upjerk in the dictionary

  1. uphurls
  2. UPI
  3. Upington
  4. UPite
  5. UPites
  6. upjerk
  7. upjerks
  8. upjet
  9. upjets
  10. upjetted
  11. upjetting

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