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• jerk — 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 …   English World dictionary

• jerk — ► 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… …   English terms dictionary

• jerk´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 …   Useful english dictionary

• jerk — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden movement ADJECTIVE ▪ quick, sharp, sudden, violent VERB + JERK ▪ give ▪ His thigh muscle gave a sudden jerk …   Collocations dictionary

• jerk — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• jerk — 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… …   Universalium

• jerk — jerk1 [ dʒɜrk ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to move very suddenly, or make something move suddenly: The train jerked forward. Jerking her head toward the valley, she said, What s down there? The taxi jerked to a stop outside a large… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• jerk — I UK [dʒɜː(r)k] / US [dʒɜrk] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms jerk : present tense I/you/we/they jerk he/she/it jerks present participle jerking past tense jerked past participle jerked 1) a) to move very suddenly, or to make something… …   English dictionary

• jerk — 01. The truck came to a stop with a sudden [jerk]. 02. The teacher grabbed the young boy by the shirt, and [jerked] him up out of his chair. 03. The policeman indicated a chair to sit in with a [jerk] of his head. 04. The car moved [jerkily]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• jerk — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to pull something suddenly and roughly (+ at/on): Don t keep jerking at the drawer, it won t open. 2 (I, T) to move or make something move in short, sudden movements: jerk to a stop/halt: Suddenly the train jerked to a halt. jerk… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• jerk — n. sudden movement with a jerk (the train started with a jerk) * * * [dʒɜːk] [ sudden movement ] with a jerk (the train started with a jerk) …   Combinatory dictionary