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jerk1 /jûrk/ noun- A short movement begun and ended suddenly
- A twitch
- An involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
- A movement in physical exercises
- A stroke (obsolete)
- A short burst of birdsong (obsolete)
- A useless or stupid person (slang)
- (in weightlifting) a movement lifting the barbell from shoulder height to a position on outstretched arms above the head
- (also clean and jerk) a weightlifting competition involving such a lift (cf clean)
transitive verb- To throw or move with a jerk
- To utter abruptly (usu with out)
- To thrash (obsolete)
intransitive verb To move with a jerk ORIGIN: Imit, related to yerk jerkˈer noun - A person who, or thing that, jerks
- A hornyhead (fish) (US)
jerkˈily adverb jerkˈiness noun jerkˈy adjective Moving or coming by jerks or starts, spasmodic jerkˈ-off noun (US vulgar sl) A worthless, contemptible person jerkˈwater noun (US) A train on a branch line adjective - Not on a main line
- Small, insignificant, hick (informal)
jerk around (informal) To treat badly or unfairly jerk off (vulgar sl) To masturbate |