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Jerk
/d͡ʒɜːk/
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
📖 Definitions of "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."
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.
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