jerk

Definitions of jerk in various dictionaries:

noun - a dull stupid fatuous person

noun - an abrupt spasmodic movement

noun - (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

noun - meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

noun - raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

noun - a sudden abrupt pull

verb - pull, or move with a sudden movement

verb - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

verb - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

verb - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

verb - throw or toss with a quick motion

To give a sudden quick thrust, push, pull, or twist to.

To throw or toss with a quick abrupt motion.

To utter abruptly or sharply: jerked out the answer.

To make and serve (icecream sodas, for example) at a soda fountain.

To move in sudden abrupt motions; jolt: The train jerked ahead.

To make spasmodic motions: My legs jerked from fatigue.

A sudden abrupt motion, such as a yank or twist.

A jolting or lurching motion.

A sudden reflexive or spasmodic muscular movement.

A dull, stupid, or fatuous person.

A lift in which the weight is heaved overhead from shoulder height with a quick motion.

Being or relating to a method of barbecuing meat that has been seasoned and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree: jerk chicken; jerk pork.

verb - to move with a sharp, sudden motion