Move with a jerk
1jerk — jerk1 [jʉrk] vt. [var. of archaic yerk < ?] 1. to pull, twist, push, thrust, or throw with a sudden, sharp movement ☆ 2. [Old Informal] to make and serve (ice cream sodas) vi. 1. to move with a jerk or in jerks 2. to twitch n …
2jerk´er — jerk1 «jurk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a sudden, sharp pull, twist, or start: »His old car started with a jerk. 2. a pull or twist of the muscles that one cannot control; twitch: »The nervous jumping of his knee is a jerk from an old accident. 3. Slang …
3jerk — jerk1 noun 1》 a quick, sharp, sudden movement. 2》 Weightlifting the raising of a barbell above the head from shoulder level by an abrupt straightening of the arms and legs. 3》 informal a contemptibly foolish person. verb 1》 move with a jerk. 2》… …
4jerk — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a sharp sudden pull, twist, twitch, start, etc. 2 a spasmodic muscular twitch. 3 (in pl.) Brit. colloq. exercises (physical jerks). 4 sl. a fool; a stupid person. v. 1 intr. move with a jerk. 2 tr. pull, thrust, twist, etc., with… …
5jerk — [n1] a lurching move bounce, bump, flick, flop, jolt, pull, quake, quiver, shiver, snag, thrust, tug, tweak, twitch, wiggle, wrench, wriggle, yank; concepts 80,149,150 jerk [n2] stupid, bumbling person brute, fool, idiot, nincompoop, ninny, oaf,… …
6jerk — ► NOUN 1) a quick, sharp, sudden movement. 2) Weightlifting the raising of a barbell above the head from shoulder level by an abrupt straightening of the arms and legs. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a contemptibly foolish person. ► VERB 1) move… …
7Jerk — Jerk, v. i. 1. To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To flout with contempt. [1913 Webster] …
8jerk — jerk1 [dʒə:k US dʒə:rk] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from yerk to hit, pull suddenly (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [I and T] to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body move in this way ▪ Wilcox jerked his head to indicate …
9jerk — jerk1 jerker, n. jerkingly, adv. /jerrk/, n. 1. a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like; a sudden movement: The train started with a jerk. 2. a spasmodic, usually involuntary, muscular movement, as the reflex action of pulling the… …
10jerk — I [[t]dʒɜrk[/t]] n. 1) a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, or the like; sudden, abrupt movement 2) phl a sudden involuntary muscle contraction, as of a reflex 3) sts Slang. a contemptibly naive, stupid, or insignificant person 4) spo (in… …
