JERK (PULL) YOUR CHAIN

Meaning of JERK (PULL) YOUR CHAIN in English

To tease or needle someone just to get a reaction from her. (ED. Common slang usage.) Example: Don't take him seriously, he's just jerking your chain, trying to get you angry.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JERK — I. ˈjərk, -ə̄k, -əik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably alter of yerk transitive verb 1. obsolete : to strike …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAIN — I. ˈchān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaeine, from Latin catena chain, brace; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JERK — (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk …
Английский словарь Webster
JERK — ( v. t. ) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAIN — — chainless , adj. — chainlike , adj. /chayn/ , n. 1. a series of objects connected one after the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PULL — I. ˈpu̇l also ˈpəl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PULL
Webster English vocab
JERK — noun a sudden start or spring. 2. jerk ·vi to flout with contempt. 3. jerk ·vi to make a sudden …
Webster English vocab
CHAIN — noun the warp threads of a web. 2. chain ·vt to measure with the chain. 3. chain ·vt to unite …
Webster English vocab
PULL — [pull] vb [ME, fr. OE pullian; akin to MLG pulen to shell, cull] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to exert …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JERK — [jerk] n [prob. alter. of yerk] (1575) 1: a single quick motion of short duration 2. a: jolting, bouncing, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAIN — series of links, usually of metal, joined together to form a flexible connector for various purposes, such as holding, pulling, …
Britannica English vocabulary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PULL — / pʊl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE / REMOVE STH 1. to hold sth firmly and use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JERK — / dʒɜːk; NAmE dʒɜːrk/ verb , noun ■ verb [usually + adv. / prep. ] to move or to make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIN — / tʃeɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun METAL RINGS 1. [ C , U ] a series of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIN — I. chain 1 S3 W2 /tʃeɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: chaeine , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JERK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PULL — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JERK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Oxford English vocab
JERK
Oxford English vocab
CHAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PULL — ( pulls, pulling, pulled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JERK — ( jerks, jerking, jerked) 1. If you jerk something or someone in a particular direction, or they jerk in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIN — ( chains, chaining, chained) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A chain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PULL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car pulls out (= moves away from the side of the road ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JERK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB around ▪ She jerked around and the wire stretched a little, but that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chain of events (= a series of events where each one causes the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
JERK — (PERSON), US also jerk-off [noun] [C] [slang] - a stupid person, esp. a manYou stupid jerk! You've just spilled beer …
Cambridge English vocab
PULL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
JERK — I. noun 1 sudden movement ADJECTIVE ▪ quick , sharp , sudden , violent VERB + JERK ▪ give ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PULL — INDEX: 1. to pull something with your hands 2. to pull something suddenly 3. to pull something heavy RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JERK — n. 25B6; noun she gave the reins a jerk : YANK, tug, pull, wrench, tweak, twitch. he let the clutch …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PULL — v. 1 draw, haul, drag, lug, tow, trail Do you think the car is strong enough to pull that load? …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JERK — v. 1 yank, wrench, pluck, nip, tug, twist, tweak I jerked the dagger out of his hand, leaving him defenceless …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PULL — 1. сущ. 1) а) тяга, дерганье; натяжение; тянущая сила; натяжение, растяжение б) тяга (о потоке воздуха, также о детали печи) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JERK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIN — 1. сущ. 1) цепь, цепочка (предмет, состоящий из соединенных между собой железных колец); вереница череда to keep (a dog) on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PULL — pull.ogg 1. pʋl n 1. 1> тяга, дёрганье to give a pull at /on/ the rope - потянуть за верёвку …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JERK
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHAIN — 1. tʃeın n 1. цепь; цепочка watch and chain - часы с цепочкой chain cable - мор. якорная цепь chain …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PULL — 1) тяговое усилие, тяга || тянуть 2) натяжение; растяжение || натягивать; растягивать 3) вытаскивать, выдёргивать ( напр. сваю ) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHAIN — 1) цепь; цепочка || образовывать (формировать) цепь или цепочку; сцепляться 2) геод. мерная цепь || измерять мерной цепью ( расстояние …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PULL — 1) тяговое усилие, тяга || тянуть 2) натяжение; растяжение || натягивать; растягивать 3) вытаскивать, выдёргивать (напр. сваю) 4) сгребать (шлак) 5) метал. засыпать пороги 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CHAIN — 1) цепь; цепочка || образовывать (формировать) цепь или цепочку; сцепляться 2) геод. мерная цепь || измерять мерной цепью (расстояние) 3) цепной механизм 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PULL — 1) выдергивать 2) натяг 3) натяжение 4) сила тяги 5) тащить 6) тянуть 7) чалочный • pull a single crystal — вытягивать монокристалл pull airplane out of manoeuvre — …
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