jerk up in English

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      "form": "jerks up",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "jerked up",
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        "To spice (a food) with jerk (Jamaican spice blend)."
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        "(slang, transitive) To spice (a food) with jerk (Jamaican spice blend)."
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        "To reprimand, mess with or complain to (someone)."
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        "(informal) To reprimand, mess with or complain to (someone)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jerk up"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"up\"",
    "English verbs",
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      "form": "jerks up",
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        "present",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "jerked up",
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        "past"
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        "(slang, transitive) To spice (a food) with jerk (Jamaican spice blend)."
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        "To reprimand, mess with or complain to (someone)."
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          "mess with",
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        "(informal) To reprimand, mess with or complain to (someone)."
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  "word": "jerk up"
}

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"jerk up" meaning in English

Verb