jerk

[Jerk]

A jerk is a sharp, sudden movement. When you're learning to drive a stick shift, it’s hard to avoid the jerk and lurch when you try to change gears. Jerk is also a very unflattering term for an obnoxious person.

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

Noun
a sudden abrupt pull

Noun
an abrupt spasmodic movement

Noun
a dull stupid fatuous person

Noun
(mechanics) the rate of change of velocity

Verb
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"

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Verb
throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"

Verb
pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

Verb
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

Verb
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient''s legs were jerkings"

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

v. t.
To beat; to strike.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone.

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

v. i.
To flout with contempt.

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

n.
A sudden start or spring.

Jerk

Jerk , v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.

Jerk

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

Jerk

Jerk, v. i. 1. To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts. Milton. 2. To flout with contempt.

Jerk

Jerk, n. 1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion.

His jade gave him a jerk.

2. A sudden start or spring.

Lobsters . . . swim backwards by jerks or springs.

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

To beat; to strike.

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

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

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Usage Examples

It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.

Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool.

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Other Usage Examples

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't.

I think that everybody in the world, whatever colour or creed, has a jerk like JR in his or her family somewhere. Whether it is a father, uncle, cousin or brother, everybody can identify with JR and that certainly had something to do with the success of 'Dallas.'