jerk
noun
- 1
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
- 2
A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
“When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!”
- 3
A dull or stupid person.
- 4
A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable.
“I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff.”
- 5
The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- 6
A soda jerk.
- 7
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.
verb
- 1
To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
- 2
To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- 3
To masturbate.
- 4
To beat, to hit.
- 5
To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
“to jerk a stone”
- 6
(usually transitive) To lift using a jerk.
- 7
To flout with contempt.
noun
- 1
A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
- 2
Meat cured by jerking; charqui.
“Jerk chicken is a local favorite.”
verb
- 1
To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
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