jerk
verb
1 verb pull sth abruptly TRANSITIVEsrac verb tarraing go tobannI jerked my arm away shrac mé mo lámh ar shiúlshe jerked the book out of my grasp shnap sí an leabhar as mo lámhhe jerked the steering wheel to the right chas sé an roth stiúrtha ar dheis go tobann 2 verb throw sth abruptly TRANSITIVErad verb caith verb Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb move abruptly INTRANSITIVEpreab verb bíog verb she jerked upright dhírigh sí de phreabhis body jerked back phreab a cholainn siar 4 (also jerk out (v + adv) ) verb say abruptly TRANSITIVEabair go grod 5 verb SPOR raise weight
TRANSITIVErad verb he could clean and jerk 100 kg bhí sé in ann 100 kg a ardú glan agus a radadh, bhí sé in ann 100 kg a ardú go gualainn glan agus a radadh
6 verb rouse, shock TRANSITIVEthe next moment he'd been jerked fully awake an chéad rud eile dúisíodh de phreab éthey were abruptly jerked back to reality cuireadh fírinne an scéil ar a súile dóibh arís go grod 7 verb enter another state of mind INTRANSITIVEshe jerked out of her dream dhúisigh sí de gheit óna brionglóidnoun
8 noun abrupt movementsracadh masc1 suaitheadh masc the rope stopped his fall with a sudden jerk stad an téad a thitim de shracadh tobann 9 noun twitchríog fem2 freanga fem4 my foot was making small jerks bhí freangaí i mo chos, bhí mo chos ag bíogadh 10 noun SPOR raising of weightradadh masc 11 noun offensive , informal foolish or annoying personamadán masc1 leibide fem4 leathdhuine masc4 adjective
12 (also jerked) adjective COOK marinatedseirgthe gs as adj jerk beef mairteoil sheirgthe 13 adjective COOK used for jerking meatseirgthe gs as adj jerk sauce anlann seirgthe