Definition of "jerk"
- noun
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
A dull or stupid person.
A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
A soda jerk.
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.
A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
Meat cured by jerking; charqui.
- verb
To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
To masturbate.
To beat, to hit.
To throw.
To lift using a jerk.
To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
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