Jerk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Jerk	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Jerk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jerk n a dull stupid fatuous person Synonym(s): jerk, dork an abrupt spasmodic movement Synonym(s): jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun Synonym(s): jerky, jerked meat, jerk raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms a sudden abrupt pull Synonym(s): tug, jerk v pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" Synonym(s): yank, jerk move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" Synonym(s): jerk, twitch make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" Synonym(s): twitch, jerk jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" Synonym(s): buck, jerk, hitch throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" Synonym(s): jerk, flick
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jerk \Jerk\, v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See {Charqui}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jerk \Jerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jerked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jerking}.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a measure.] 1. To beat; to strike. [Obs.] --Florio. 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. 3. To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jerk \Jerk\, v. i. 1. To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts. --Milton. 2. To flout with contempt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jerk \Jerk\, n. 1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. His jade gave him a jerk. --B. Jonson. 2. A sudden start or spring. Lobsters . . . swim backwards by jerks or springs. --Grew.