Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal, transitive)To cheat or treat unfairly.

    Near-synonyms: mislead, misdirect, mistreat; (vulgar) dick around

  2. (informal, intransitive)To act foolishly.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Don't jerk me around-give it to me straight.

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  2. Let's jerk around with this cool website instead of studying.

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  3. He jerked me around.

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  4. Don't jerk me around.

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Forms

jerks around, jerking around, jerked around, jerked around
Base formjerk around · to jerk around
3rd person singularjerks around
Present participlejerking around
Past simplejerked around
Past participlejerked around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyjerk around
he, she, itjerks around

Past simpleLesson

all personsjerked around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave jerked around
he, she, ithas jerked around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill jerk around

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
misleadB1mistreatB2misdirectfool aroundmess aroundscrew around

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jeopardyjerboajerkjerkyjerseyC1
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