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Meaning of "jouk" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JOUK

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JOUK

jouk  [dʒʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOUK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jouk is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb jouk in English.

WHAT DOES JOUK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jouk in the English dictionary

The definition of jouk in the dictionary is to duck or dodge. Other definition of jouk is a sudden evasive movement.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JOUK

PRESENT

Present
I jouk
you jouk
he/she/it jouks
we jouk
you jouk
they jouk
Present continuous
I am jouking
you are jouking
he/she/it is jouking
we are jouking
you are jouking
they are jouking
Present perfect
I have jouked
you have jouked
he/she/it has jouked
we have jouked
you have jouked
they have jouked
Present perfect continuous
I have been jouking
you have been jouking
he/she/it has been jouking
we have been jouking
you have been jouking
they have been jouking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I jouked
you jouked
he/she/it jouked
we jouked
you jouked
they jouked
Past continuous
I was jouking
you were jouking
he/she/it was jouking
we were jouking
you were jouking
they were jouking
Past perfect
I had jouked
you had jouked
he/she/it had jouked
we had jouked
you had jouked
they had jouked
Past perfect continuous
I had been jouking
you had been jouking
he/she/it had been jouking
we had been jouking
you had been jouking
they had been jouking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will jouk
you will jouk
he/she/it will jouk
we will jouk
you will jouk
they will jouk
Future continuous
I will be jouking
you will be jouking
he/she/it will be jouking
we will be jouking
you will be jouking
they will be jouking
Future perfect
I will have jouked
you will have jouked
he/she/it will have jouked
we will have jouked
you will have jouked
they will have jouked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been jouking
you will have been jouking
he/she/it will have been jouking
we will have been jouking
you will have been jouking
they will have been jouking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would jouk
you would jouk
he/she/it would jouk
we would jouk
you would jouk
they would jouk
Conditional continuous
I would be jouking
you would be jouking
he/she/it would be jouking
we would be jouking
you would be jouking
they would be jouking
Conditional perfect
I would have jouk
you would have jouk
he/she/it would have jouk
we would have jouk
you would have jouk
they would have jouk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been jouking
you would have been jouking
he/she/it would have been jouking
we would have been jouking
you would have been jouking
they would have been jouking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jouk
we let´s jouk
you jouk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jouk
Past participle
jouked
Present Participle
jouking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOUK


jook
dʒʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOUK

joual
jougs
jouisance
joule
Joule effect
Joule heating
Joule-Kelvin effect
Joule-Thomson effect
Joule´s law
jounce
jouncy
journal
journal bearing
journal box
journalese
journalisation
journalise
journaliser
journalism
journalist

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOUK

bashibazouk
bouk
chabouk
chibouk
douk
drouk
Norodom Sihanouk
padouk
plouk
Sihanouk
souk
youk
zouk

Synonyms and antonyms of jouk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jouk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOUK

Find out the translation of jouk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jouk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jouk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

jouk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Jouk
570 millions of speakers

English

jouk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jouk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

jouk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Жук
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Jouk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jouk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jouk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jouk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jouk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

jouk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jouk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jouk
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

jouk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jouk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jouk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Jouk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jouk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Жук
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jouk
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Jouk
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

jouk
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Jouk
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Jouk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jouk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOUK»

The term «jouk» is normally little used and occupies the 127.361 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOUK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jouk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jouk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jouk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOUK»

Discover the use of jouk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jouk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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MINIST KRIS LA JOUK NAN DENYE BOUT LATE
Travay nan twa liv nan serie Ministe Kris La te komanse déjà nan lane 1984 le mwen tap etidie kreyol ak Reynaldo Bourdeau, Leglis Kretyen Refome Fek louvi nan Dominike nan ane 1980 men nan pi tan nou te we ke anpil moun ayitie vle etide ...
Fran ois Breisch: Ot, 2012
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The English dialect dictionary
Abd. jouk an' lat the jaw of Sir Simon's wrath gae owre, ALEXANDER jo/mny Gibb (1871) xvii. ch. [He] Took the wiser eoorse to 'Jook An' lat the jaw gang by,' GRANT Lays (1884) 57. Frf. She joukit quick out o' sicht, BARRiE tllinister (1891)  ...
Joseph Wright
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From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
The Scotch-Irish Heritage of American English Michael Montgomery. jouk, jeuk, jook, juke vb To duck down or crouch, dodge, elude, evade by cunning, hide. Hence n A dodge, evasive or furtive movement or maneuver, [origin uncertain; OED ...
Michael Montgomery, 2006
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
To JOUK, Jowk, .Took, v.n. 1. To incline the body forwards with a quick motion, in order to avoid a stroke or auj injury, S. Syne hynt Eneas ane perrellus lance in hand, And it addressis fur furth on the land, To ane Magus, that subtell was and ...
John Jamieson, 1808
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Ayrs. Legatees, p. 274. To Jouk, Jeuk, v. a. To evade, to elude, to shift off, especially by artful means, S. Fain wad he the bargain jeuket — But his honour was at stake. Ran/ten's Poems, p. 36. Jouk, s. 2. A bow, &c] Add; The term is also used, ...
John Jamieson, 1825
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Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
n a wooden device with two upright pieces, between which a cow's neck was held in a cow-house. JAUk Ess.jook Bk 4.1. vt to GEAR a cart-horse 1.5.1. jok Man, -ing JDOkin Sr, /jrpp/joukin Brk, jouk Nf, juak Y 4.2. -> gear a horse, jouk Nth , j 3k ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
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The Encyclopedia of Falconry
Sodenly awake her from jokin and then abowght her sere'' they wilbe.' ,:. See CERE. JOUKE (n.) Spelling of JUCK. JOWK Spelling of JOUK (vb). JOYKE Form of JOUK (vb). JUCK(E) (obs.) (Alternative spellings: JUK and JOUKE (both 157581) ...
Adrian Walker, 2000
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Chronological Retrospect, Or Memoirs of the Principal Events ...
In the spring of the seven hundred and fifty ninth of the Hidjerah, when it was well ascertained that Berdy Beg Khaun had returnedinto Keptchauk, and that Aukhy Jouk had made himself master of Azerbhijaun on his departure, Stilt-an ...
David Price, 1812
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Leksik Kreyograve;l-fransegrave; - Lexique ...
... judas, insidieux, traître, rapporteur jouk [jouk] : jusque jouk lan kou [jouk lan kou] : pleinement joumou [jountou] : giromon joure [jouré] : pester, altercation, gourmander, injurier joure Bondye [jouré Bondié] : blasphémer jwe [joué] : aventurer, ...
Michel R. Doret, 2010
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The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. / The Songs of ...
JOUK. AND. LET. THE. JAW. GAE. BY. AIR—"Jockie's Gray Breeks." Oh! say not life is ever drear, For midst its scenes oftoiland care There 's aye some joy the heart to cheer— There 's aye some ...
Unknown, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOUK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jouk is used in the context of the following news items.
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This Is What 'Jiggery-Pokery' Means
Editors at the Oxford English Dictionary traced this particular phrase back to the Scottish word jouk, which means to skillfully twist one's body to ... «TIME, Jun 15»
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Antonin Scalia and the Supreme Court of Jiggery-Pokery
Jiggery-pokery arises from the Scottish word jouk, "which means to skillfully twist one's body to avoid a blow—to manipulate oneself like an ... «National Journal, Jun 15»
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Backbase Partners With Geezeo for PFM
... that will deliver innovative capabilities for upgrading their digital banking stacks," said Jouk Pleiter, CEO & Co-Founder at Backbase. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
4
It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the …
... Roldan, Emarie, Weiler, UAW, a ballet, Sirkin, a lupus, a raw, a jouk, Dew, Sulu, Mahanadi, AMT, an aph, Inanna, Malissa, Cotter, Bilac, Irena, ... «Mic, May 15»
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Sberbank Launches New Digital Platform Based On Backbase CXP
"It's an exciting time for Sberbank as it transforms its online presence into something powerful, informative and accessible," said Jouk Pleiter, ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
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Backbase Partners with MX for PFM and Account Aggregation
... solution,” said Jouk Pleiter, CEO & Co-Founder of Backbase. “By adding MX to our Open Banking Marketplace and offering easy integration ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
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Backbase and Payveris Partner to Move Money
... choice between multiple payment solution providers is essential in our Open Banking vision,” Jouk Pleiter, CEO and co-founder of Backbase, ... «Credit Union Times, Apr 15»
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Backbase and Payveris Partner to Offer Seamless Money Movement …
... between multiple payment solution providers is essential in our Open Banking vision," said Jouk Pleiter, CEO & Co-Founder of Backbase. «GlobeNewswire, Apr 15»
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WAAX, The Sinking Teeth To Kick-Start The Foundry's Live Offerings
Featuring home-town heroes WAAX and Melburnian friends The Sinking Teeth alongside Brisbanian three-piece Jouk Mistrow, The Foundry's ... «theMusic, Feb 15»
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Finovate Europe 2015 - Day 1 roundup.
... to make further investments in. Jouk Pleiter, CEO of Backbase discusses the customer journey many customers take on multiple devices. «Finextra, Feb 15»

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