jerk up (English, verb)
expansion: jerk up (third-person singular simple present jerks up, present participle jerking up, simple past and past participle jerked up)
Senses:
glosses: To spice (a food) with jerk (Jamaican spice blend).
tags: slang
transitive
glosses: To reprimand, mess with or complain to (someone).
tags: informal
Forms:
form: jerks up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: jerking up
tags: participle
present
form: jerked up
tags: participle
past
form: jerked up
tags: past