"jerk around" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-jerk around.ogg Forms: jerks around [present, singular, third-person], jerking around [participle, present], jerked around [participle, past], jerked around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jerk around (third-person singular simple present jerks around, present participle jerking around, simple past and past participle jerked around)
  1. (informal, transitive) To cheat or treat unfairly. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-jerk_around-en-verb-en:cheat_or_mistreat__someone_ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "around", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "around": 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (informal, intransitive) To act foolishly. Tags: informal, intransitive Synonyms: fool around, mess around, screw around, ; [vulgar], dick around, fuck around
    Sense id: en-jerk_around-en-verb-en:act_foolishly

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Near-synonyms: mislead, misdirect, mistreat; (vulgar) dick around"
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        "To cheat or treat unfairly."
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        "(informal, transitive) To cheat or treat unfairly."
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        "To act foolishly."
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        "(informal, intransitive) To act foolishly."
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        "To cheat or treat unfairly."
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        "To act foolishly."
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        "(informal, intransitive) To act foolishly."
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        },
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        },
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            "vulgar"
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