Jerky has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
"After a long hike, I opened my snack bag to find some homemade jerky that had been drying all weekend."
2
Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
"After a long hike, he pulled out his bag of jerky to satisfy his hunger."
Verb
1
To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.
"We packed enough beef to last the week after we had jerked some extra for our hiking trip."
Adjective
1
lacking a steady rhythm
"an arrhythmic heartbeat"
2
marked by abrupt transitions
"choppy prose"
3
having or revealing stupidity
"ridiculous anserine behavior"
"a dopey answer"
"a dopey kid"
"some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
4
Characterized by physical jerking.
"The new baby's limbs jerked violently as he slept, making his whole body look like a ragdoll in constant motion."
Example Sentences
"an arrhythmic heartbeat"
adjective
"choppy prose"
adjective
"ridiculous anserine behavior"
adjective
"a dopey answer"
adjective
"a dopey kid"
adjective
"some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
adjective
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