jerk
jurk
- n a dull stupid fatuous person
- n an abrupt spasmodic movement
- n (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
- n meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- n raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
- n a sudden abrupt pull
- v pull, or move with a sudden movement
He turned the handle and jerked the door open - v move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
The patient's legs were jerkings - v make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- v jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- v throw or toss with a quick motion
jerk his head
- But beware, he warns: One jerk's nastiness can pollute the water cooler.
- Stephen Colbert is sitting in his office, cutting up a take-out salad and telling me what a total jerk Stephen Colbert is.
- And let's just say they used a less printable word than jerk.