To jerk, snatch, wrench, fling, etc., with a sudden effort; frequently with up, down, out. Obsolete.

transitive. To move (anything) as with a jerk, or in an abrupt or discontinuous manner; to shift (a thing) a little away or aside.

transitive. To cast, throw, jerk, bang. Also const. about, down, up.

transitive. To shake or move (a heavy body) with a push or jerk; to throw up with a jerk; to shake up.

= jerk, v.1

transitive. To move (something) with a quick, suddenly arrested movement; to give a sudden thrust, push, pull, or twist to. Frequently with adverb of…

transitive. To jerk; to strike with a sharp blow. Also, to toss up (the head); cf. Sc. geck, v.

See also preceding senses and up, n.

To lift, jerk, or throw up (the head, etc.) with a sudden, impatient, or spirited movement.

transitive. To jerk with a slight movement.

transitive. To contract or jerk uneasily. Obsolete.

transitive. To move or throw about with a flip or sudden jerk.

transitive. To cause to move in this way; to shake up with a jerky motion; to hitch; to hunch. Also reflexive: to shift along in a sitting…

To flourish like a switch, to whisk, lash; to move (something) with a sudden jerk; spec. in Angling (see quot. 1867).

transitive. To sweep or jerk lightly.

transitive. To lift up or hoist, often with a jerk or rapid movement. Also to haul or turn out. Also transferred and figurative.

transitive. To jerk or twitch (something, esp. a part of the body); to bend or curve (an eyebrow, etc.) suddenly or briefly.