(v. t.) To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
(v. t.) To beat; to strike.
(v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off.
(v. t.) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone.
(v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts.
(v. i.) To flout with contempt.
(n.) A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion.
(n.) A sudden start or spring.
Example Sentences:
(1) The EMG silent periods (SP) produced in the open-close-clench cycle and jaw-jerk reflex were compared for duration before and after treatment with an occlusal bite splint.
(2) While tonic pupil and reduced sweating can be attributed to the affection of postganglionic cholinergic parasympathetic and sympathetic fibres projecting to the iris and sweat glands, respectively, the pathogenesis of diminished or lost tendon jerks remains obscure.
(3) In reflex-induced jerks this negative transient could be recognized as a component of the sensory evoked potential.
(4) A dynamic optimization technique to minimize jerk cost under the constraint on jerk input was applied to interpret the results, assuming that a major goal of skilled movements was to produce optimally smooth movements.
(5) The Peppers like to be jerks (at Dingwalls Swan dedicated a song to “all you whiney Britishers who can suck my American cock”), but don’t let the surface attitude fool you.
(6) Results from animal experiments and neuropathological studies suggest that the abolition of jerks in such cases is probably due to loss of facilitating influences from the cerebral cortex and central grey nuclei.
(7) Surgery caused or aggravated unilaterally diminished knee or ankle jerks in 3% and 10% of cases, respectively.
(8) This is a gladiatorial display – that is what people go to see.” Bray added: “The popular knee-jerk reaction will be we should ban airshows, but it’s very rare for such a crash to take place.
(9) High-frequency trading may or may not distort markets, but surely a knee-jerk reaction by banning it is not the answer.
(10) In order to overcome various drawbacks of the conventional polygraphic study of a relationship between myoclonus and EEG, the EEG preceding and following the myoclonic jerk was simultaneously averaged by the CNV program.
(11) Compared with the myoclonic-serotonergic syndrome evoked by 5-hydroxytryptophan in rats with 5.7-dihydroxytryptamine lesions, harmaline+5-hydroxytryptophan-treated rats displayed more continuous and greater axial myoclonic jerks and some postural differences.
(12) The effects of electrical stimulation and microinjection of sodium glutamate (0.5 M) in the sympathetic pressor areas of the dorsal medulla (DM), ventrolateral medulla (VLM), and parvocellular nucleus (PVC) on the knee jerk, crossed extension, and evoked potential of the L5 ventral root produced by intermittent electrical stimulation were studied in 98 adult cats anesthetized with chloralose and urethane.
(13) The knee jerk itself is seen as a "physiological artefact," resulting from a mode of stimulation that does not occur in life, with the normal function of its underlying circuitry still under debate.
(14) The patients did not significantly differ from controls on catch-up saccade amplitude, square wave jerk rate, or anticipatory saccade rate.
(15) It was confirmed that the technique of jerk-locked averaging with a backward averaging program was useful for detecting cortical spikes in association with the spontaneously occurring myoclonus, which are not recognized on the convential polygraph, and for evaluating the temporal and topographical relationship between the spike and the myoclonus.
(16) The typical electrophysiological correlates of myoclonus in Alzheimer's disease are similar to those of cortical reflex myoclonus, with a focal, contralateral negativity in the EEG preceding the myoclonic jerk.
(17) The analgesic effect of morphine in the rat tail jerk assay was enhanced by the serotonin uptake inhibitor, fluoxetine.
(18) In focal epileptic status, the single dose stopped paroxysmal activity and the associated clonic jerks for a few seconds.
(19) The occurrence of horizontal jerks with larger amplitudes than on Earth was observed during vertical optokinetic nystagmus in astronauts tested throughout a 7-day spaceflight.
(20) Only one patient felt his knee to be unstable (he had a positive pivot jerk).
Marinade
Definition:
(n.) A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.
Example Sentences:
(1) The remaining steaks were treated fresh; one-half were subjected to a 150 mM CaCl2 marinade for 48 h. Frozen steaks were thawed and subjected to the same treatment.
(2) Through the flavoursome marinade, you could still taste the freshness of the fish.
(3) One happy online user described the marinades thus: "Turns ordinary, boring, everyday chicken into a Festival of Chicken, complete with chicken-skin streamers and party giblets".
(4) Aspects of home use reported in this study include the wrapping and covering of foods such as cheese, cooked meats, sandwiches, cakes, fresh fruit and vegetables; the use of films during food preparation such as marinading; covering during microwave reheating of previously prepared foods, and covering during microwave cooking.
(5) Its tenets were a marinade of Marinetti and his influences, poetical and political, acknowledged and unacknowledged, among them Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" and émile Zola's "J'accuse", Henri Bergson's élan vital and Georges Sorel's Reflections on Violence 1.
(6) Miss South ( northsouthfood.com ) Serves 4 1kg beef short ribs For the marinade 4cm piece of root ginger, finely grated 1 tbsp maple syrup, honey or treacle 4 tsp Marmite 1 tbsp kecap manis (Malaysian sweet soy sauce) Juice of 1 lime 1 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder 1 Make your marinade by mixing all the ingredients together in a shallow dish: it should be thick enough to stick to the meat, but not gloopy, so add more lime juice if necessary.
(7) Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour for a light marinade or 4 hours in total if you want the fish to be completely "cooked".
(8) Add the juice of 2 limes and leave to marinade for 3 minutes.
(9) Tarraon vinegar A great thing for pepping up dressings and marinades, and incredibly easy to do.
(10) If using the oven, pour off the excess marinade, cover the dish with foil and cook for 4-5 hours until very tender.
(11) Raw seafood "cooked" in a marinade of tiger's milk (leche de tigre, usually a mix of lime, chilli, salt), which, thanks to London restaurants such as Lima and Ceviche, is establishing itself here.
(12) Interview by Mina Holland Shime saba and shiso ura hosomaki A small inside-out roll with mackerel, shiso leaves and white sesame seeds Makes 4-6 rolls (24-36 pieces) For the sushi rolls a sushi mat (if using a bamboo mat, cover it tightly with clingfilm to stop the rice sticking in the grooves) a bowl of cold water to stop rice sticking to your hands marinated mackerel 2 x 100g fillets (see below) nori 2-3 sheets sushi rice 4-6 handfuls (roughly 320-480g) white sesame seeds 4-6 tsp shiso leaves or coriander leaves 6-9 cut in half lengthways For the marinated mackerel mackerel fillets 2 x 100g fillets sea salt 2 big handfuls (60g) rice vinegar or brown rice vinegar 400-500ml (or sufficient to cover the fillets) For the sushi rice Japanese rice 3 cups water 3 cups rice vinegar or brown rice vinegar 120ml sugar 3 tbsp sea salt 1 tbsp Step one: Marinade, soak and slice Step one.
(13) Foster’s have finally called time on the two beach-bum agony aunts so marinaded in blokey Aussie banter they could legitimately be called ripperologists.
(14) Add the tomato and coriander to the fish and gently mix together, adding some of the marinade back into the fish if it looks dry.
(15) Their flesh also has a naturally neutral flavour that is very receptive to absorbing the flavours of a strong marinade.
(16) It's a version of the piri-piri marinade used on chicken in Portuguese restaurants the world over, which was created by Portuguese settlers in Africa: they used local chillis (Nando's favours chillis from Mozambique), known as pili-pili in Swahili.
(17) Serves 4 12 chicken wings, tips removed tahini sauce (see below) 1 small bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked from the stalks sea salt and black pepper For the marinade: 3 garlic cloves, crushed with salt 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp freshly ground cumin 1 lemon 2 tbs good tahini paste from a jar 1 tbs olive oil For the tahini: 2 garlic cloves 3 tbs good tahini paste from a jar juice of a lemon 5 tbs water sea salt and black pepper In a large bowl, mix together the marinade ingredients.
(18) When the spring onions are cooked, remove from the pan, add the reserved marinade from the steak and let it sizzle up before pouring over the warm beans.
(19) Cases of food poisoning after consumption of fried fish in marinades are often caused by increased content of histamine.
(20) Often marinaded or braised, it can also be grilled or shallow fried as you would a piece of rump.