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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
jerk
n 1: a dull stupid fatuous person [syn: jerk, dork]
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking, jolt,
saccade]
3: (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
4: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
[syn: jerky, jerked meat, jerk]
5: raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by
straightening the arms
6: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: tug, jerk]
v 1: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle
and jerked the door open" [syn: yank, jerk]
2: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The
patient's legs were jerkings" [syn: jerk, twitch]
3: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is
twitching" [syn: twitch, jerk]
4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung
filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch]
5: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper
across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: jerk, flick]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jerk \Jerk\ (j[~e]rk), v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui
dried beef.]
To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to
jerk beef. See Charqui.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jerk \Jerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jerked (j[~e]rkt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Jerking.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a
measure.]
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1. To beat; to strike. [Obs.] --Florio.
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2. To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull,
or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to
jerk a coat off.
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3. To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the
hand; as, to jerk a stone.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jerk \Jerk\, v. i.
1. To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by
starts. --Milton.
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2. To flout with contempt.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jerk \Jerk\, n.
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1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake,
or similar motion.
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His jade gave him a jerk. --B. Jonson.
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2. A sudden start or spring.
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Lobsters . . . swim backwards by jerks or springs.
--Grew.
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3. A foolish, stupid, or otherwise contemptible person.
[Slang]
Syn: jerkoff.
[PJC]
4. (Sport) The lifting of a weight, in a single rapid motion,
from shoulder height until the arms are outstretched above
the head; distinguished from press in that the motion in
a jerk is more rapid, and the body may be moved under the
weight to assist completion of the movement; as, a clean
and jerk of two hundred pounds.
[PJC]
2. Calisthenic exercises, such as push-ups or deep knee
bends; also called physical jerks. [British]
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Thesaurus Results for Jerk:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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