Definition of jerk Jerk
/ʤɚˈk/ - [jerk] - jerk
We found 44 definitions of jerk from 8 different sources.
What does jerk mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: jerks |
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| jerk - an abrupt spasmodic movement | ||
| jerking, jolt, saccade | ||
| motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently | ||
| jerk - a dull stupid fatuous person | ||
| dork | ||
| misfit someone unable to adapt to their circumstances | ||
| jerk - raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms | ||
| weightlift, weightlifting bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights | ||
| jerk - (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration | ||
| rate amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" | ||
| jerk - a sudden abrupt pull | ||
| tug | ||
| pulling, pull the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" | ||
| jerk - meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun | ||
| jerky, jerked meat | ||
| meat the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food | ||
| beef jerky strips of dried beef | ||
Verb |
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| jerk - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" | ||
| twitch | ||
| jerk, twitch throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| jerk - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" | ||
| flick | ||
| force, push impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | ||
| jerk - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" | ||
| twitch | ||
| move involuntarily, move reflexively move in an uncontrolled manner | ||
| fibrillate make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; "His heart fibrillated and he died" | ||
| jerk, twitch throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" | ||
| jerk - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" | ||
| yank | ||
| force, pull, draw impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | ||
| jerk - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" | ||
| buck, hitch | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- jerk (Noun)
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body. - jerk (Noun)
A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. - jerk (Noun)
A dull or stupid person. - jerk (Noun)
The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time. - jerk (Noun)
A soda jerk . - jerk (Noun)
A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time. - jerk (Noun)
A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade. - jerk (Noun)
Meat cured by jerking; charqui. - jerk (Verb)
To make a sudden uncontrolled movement. - jerk (Verb)
To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. - jerk (Verb)
To masturbate. - jerk (Verb)
To beat, to hit. - jerk (Verb)
To throw. - jerk (Verb)
To lift using a jerk. - jerk (Verb)
To flout with contempt. - jerk (Verb)
To cure meat by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jerk (v. t.)
To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui. - jerk (v. t.)
To beat; to strike. - jerk (v. t.)
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. - jerk (v. t.)
To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone. - jerk (v. i.)
To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts. - jerk (v. i.)
To flout with contempt. - jerk (n.)
A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. - jerk (n.)
A sudden start or spring.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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jerk
A strongly disliked person who behaves disgustingly, underhandedly, or nastily, etc. -
jerk
To make a sudden uncontrolled movement. -
jerk
A dull stupid fatuous person.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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jerk
jėrk, v.t. to throw with a quick effort: to give a sudden movement.—n. a short, sudden movement: a striking against with a sudden motion: an involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle.—ns. Jerk′er; Jerk′iness.—adj. Jerk′y, moving or coming by jerks or starts, spasmodic; capricious, impatient. [A variant of jert and gird, and conn. with yard, a rod.] -
jerk
jėrk, v.t. to search, as a vessel for concealed or smuggled goods—also Jerque.—ns. Jerk′er, Jerqu′er; Jerqu′ing -
jerk
jėrk, n. meat cut into thin pieces and dried in the sun.—Also Jerk′y. [Chilian charqui.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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jerk
A sudden snatch or drawing pull; particularly applied to that given to the trigger of a lock. (See SACCADE.)
Wikipedia 
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Jerk is the change in the acceleration of an object. Mathematically, jerk is the derivative, or the rate of change in acceleration by time. Jerk is also called jolt (in British English), surge, or lurch. Jerk is a vector and there is no word for its scalar value.
The jerk is measured in metres per second cubed (formula_1).
Yank can be thought as a force in terms of jerk. Force is mass times acceleration. Similarly, Yank is mass times jerk. It is also the derivative of the force. However, when an object is moving near the speed of light, a force is often written as the derivative of momentum. In this case, Yank is the rate of change of derivative of momentum.
Its use.
Jerk is used in engineering, more than ever in making roller coasters. Weak objects such as people can be damaged by high acceleration or high jerk.
Also, jerk must be thought in the process of making any product. Sudden change in acceleration means very large jerk. This leads to a tool to be damaged faster.
Slang.
Jerk is also a mean name to call a mean person, or an idiom for ugly behaviour.
