Phrasal verbs are a common English verb form that consist of a verb followed by a p-word that functions as a particle. To learn more about some of the most common phrasal verbs in the English language, click on a letter in the following menu to browse the Phrasal Verb Dictionary in alphabetical order.
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Note: When a word entry includes a p-word enclosed in parentheses, the phrasal verb is a phrasal-prepositional verb.
| Phrasal Verb | Definition | Category | Example |
| jack around | treat badly | separable transitive | I am tired of you jacking me around. |
| jack off | give sexually pleasure | separable transitive | He jacked off. |
| jack up | raise | separable transitive | The gas stations jacked their prices up again. |
| jack up | botch, ruin, hurt | separable transitive | I jacked my ankle up jogging. |
| jam up | block | separable transitive | The accident jammed up traffic. |
| jazz up | make fancier | separable transitive | The streamers jazzed the party up. |
| jerk around | treat badly | separable | Stop jerking her around. |
| jerk off | give sexual pleasure | separable transitive | He jerked off. |
| joke around | jest, be humorous | intransitive | Stop joking around! |
| jot down | write quickly | separable transitive | Let me jot that down. |
| juice up | make more interesting | separable transitive | Can you juice your essay up? |
| jumble up | mix, usually untidily | separable transitive | My daughter jumbled her toys up. |
| jump at | eagerly accept | inseparable transitive | She jumped at the opportunity. |
| jump in | enter a conversation | intransitive | Feel free to jump in at any time. |
| jump into | enter, begin | inseparable transitive | I like to jump into my work as soon as possible. |
| jump on | criticize instantly | inseparable transitive | He jumped on me when I walked in the room. |
