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Definition of Jerk
1. Noun. A dull stupid fatuous person.
Generic synonyms: Misfit
Specialized synonyms: Schmo, Schmuck, Shmo, Shmuck
Derivative terms: Jerky
2. Verb. Pull, or move with a sudden movement. "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
3. Noun. An abrupt spasmodic movement.
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Derivative terms: Jerky, Jolt, Jolty
4. Verb. Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions. "The patient's legs were jerkings"
Related verbs: Twitch
Generic synonyms: Move
Derivative terms: Jerking, Twitch, Twitching
5. Noun. (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration.
6. Verb. Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion. "His face is twitching"
Specialized synonyms: Fibrillate
Generic synonyms: Move Involuntarily, Move Reflexively
Related verbs: Twitch
Derivative terms: Jerking, Twitch, Twitching
7. Noun. Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun.
8. Verb. Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched. "The yung filly bucked"
9. Noun. Raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms.
10. Verb. Throw or toss with a quick motion. "Jerk his head"
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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