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jerk

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[ US /ˈdʒɝk/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈɜːk/ ]
NOUN
  1. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
  2. (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
  3. a sudden abrupt pull
  4. an abrupt spasmodic movement
  5. raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
  6. a dull stupid fatuous person
VERB
  1. make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
    his face is twitching
  2. throw or toss with a quick motion
    jerk his head
    flick a piece of paper across the table
  3. move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
    The patient's legs were jerkings
  4. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
    the yung filly bucked
  5. pull, or move with a sudden movement
    He turned the handle and jerked the door open
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How To Use jerk In A Sentence

  • With a lot of prodding and poking and pushing and cajoling, it set off with a spasmodic jerk.
  • Like all the meals, the jerk comes with red peas (kidney beans) and rice, as well as plantains that are puffy, soft, and sweet like caramel.
  • For the kids the knee-jerk tourist products are wooden toys, but they are lumpish, boring objects, unlikely to appeal to any but the most simple-minded of toddlers.
  • Now, next time I'm sitting next to someone on the bus, or sleeping next to someone who has a full-body spasm while dozing off, I fully reserve the right to call them a hypnic jerk. Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake Up Program: My Sleep Education
  • When her character (played by Winona Ryder) leaves the psychiatric institution never to return, the film takes a turn toward the tear-jerker.
  • So if he turns out to be a jerk you can just drag me away and I won't have to talk to him again!
  • Of course, she stepped on it, it made the dreaded 'crinkly' noise and she jerked-- her head catching in the loop of the bag. Poursuivre - French Word-A-Day
  • What we all know is those who live on knee-jerk reaction will either absolutely love or hate her. Palin, Bachmann rally conservatives
  • But, whatever harm Macscruby thinks our flag might do to his beef jerky, McDonald's had no misgivings on its effect on the Big Mac.
  • Her dreamy, cinematic songs were bewitching, her jerky dance moves beguiling. Times, Sunday Times
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