Definition: a sudden abrupt pull
Main entry: jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade
Definition: an abrupt spasmodic movement
Main entry: jerk
Definition: raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
Main entry: jerk, jerked meat, jerky
Definition: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
Definition: a dull stupid fatuous person
Main entry: jerk
Definition: (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
Definition: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Usage: his face is twitching
Definition: throw or toss with a quick motion
Usage: flick a piece of paper across the table; jerk his head
Definition: pull, or move with a sudden movement
Usage: He turned the handle and jerked the door open
Definition: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Usage: the yung filly bucked
Definition: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Usage: The patient's legs were jerkings