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Definition of Jerk

1. Verb. Pull, or move with a sudden movement. "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

2. Noun. A dull stupid fatuous person.

3. Verb. Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions. "The patient's legs were jerkings"

4. Noun. An abrupt spasmodic movement.

5. Verb. Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion. "His face is twitching"

6. Noun. (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration.

7. Verb. Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched. "The yung filly bucked"

8. Noun. Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun.

9. Verb. Throw or toss with a quick motion. "Jerk his head"

10. Noun. Raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms.

11. Noun. A sudden abrupt pull.

Definition of Jerk

1. v. t. To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef. See Charqui.

2. v. t. To beat; to strike.

3. v. i. To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts.

4. n. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion.

Definition of Jerk

1. Noun. A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body. ¹

2. Noun. A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. ¹

3. Noun. (US slang pejorative) A dull or stupid person. ¹

4. Noun. (US slang pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered(,) or disagreeable. ¹

5. Noun. (physics engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time. ¹

6. Noun. (obsolete) A soda jerk. ¹

7. Noun. (weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. ¹

10. Verb. (US slang vulgar) To masturbate. ¹

11. Verb. (obsolete) To beat, to hit. ¹

12. Verb. (obsolete) To throw. ¹

13. Verb. (usually transitive weightlifting) To lift using a jerk. ¹

14. Noun. (Caribbean) A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade ¹

15. Noun. (Caribbean) Meat cured by jerking; charqui. ¹

16. Verb. To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jerk

1. to move with a sharp, sudden motion [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Jerk

1. 1. A sudden pull. Synonym: deep reflex. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jerk

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jerfalcons jerib jeribs jerid jerids jerk-offs jerk-water jerk-waters jerk around jerk finger

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