'physical jerks' definitions:

Definition of 'physical jerks'

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]