Overview of noun jerk

The noun jerk has 6 senses

• jerk, dork -- (a dull stupid fatuous person)


• jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade -- (an abrupt spasmodic movement)


• jerk -- ((mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration)


• jerky, jerked meat, jerk -- (meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun)


• jerk -- (raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms)


• tug, jerk -- (a sudden abrupt pull)

Overview of verb jerk

The verb jerk has 5 senses

• yank, jerk -- (pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open")


• jerk, twitch -- (move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings")


• twitch, jerk -- (make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching")


• buck, jerk, hitch -- (jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked")


• jerk, flick -- (throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head")