'Jerk' definitions:

Definition of 'jerk'

noun

A dull stupid fatuous person [syn: jerk, dork]

noun

An abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade]

noun

(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

noun

Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: jerky, jerked meat, jerk]

noun

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

noun

A sudden abrupt pull [syn: tug, jerk]

verb

Pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" [syn: yank, jerk]

verb

Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" [syn: jerk, twitch]

verb

Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" [syn: twitch, jerk]

verb

Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch]

verb

Throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: jerk, flick]

From: GCIDE

Jerk \Jerk\ (j[~e]rk), v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef. See Charqui. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Jerk \Jerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jerked (j[~e]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Jerking.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a measure.] [1913 Webster]
1. To beat; to strike. [Obs.] --Florio. [1913 Webster]
2. 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. [1913 Webster]
3. To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Jerk \Jerk\, v. i.
1. To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. To flout with contempt. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Jerk \Jerk\, n. [1913 Webster]
1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. [1913 Webster]
His jade gave him a jerk. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
2. A sudden start or spring. [1913 Webster]
Lobsters . . . swim backwards by jerks or springs. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
3. A foolish, stupid, or otherwise contemptible person. [Slang]
Syn: jerkoff. [PJC]
4. (Sport) The lifting of a weight, in a single rapid motion, from shoulder height until the arms are outstretched above the head; distinguished from press in that the motion in a jerk is more rapid, and the body may be moved under the weight to assist completion of the movement; as, a clean and jerk of two hundred pounds. [PJC]
2. Calisthenic exercises, such as push-ups or deep knee bends; also called physical jerks. [British] [PJC]