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Definitions for Jerk

[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 hand away from a flame.
[3] any sudden, quick movement of the body, as in dodging something.
[4] Slang . a contemptibly naive, fatuous, foolish, or inconsequential person.
[5] (in weightlifting) the raising of a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms.
[6] jerks, British Informal . physical jerks.
[7] a dance, deriving from the twist, in which the dancers alternately thrust out their pelvises and their shoulders.
[8] the jerks, paroxysms or violent spasmodic muscular movements, as resulting from excitement evoked by some religious services.
[9] to pull, twist, move, thrust, or throw with a quick, suddenly arrested motion: She jerked the child by the hand.
[10] to utter in a broken, spasmodic way.
[11] Informal . to prepare, dispense, and serve (sodas, ice cream, etc.) at a soda fountain.
[12] to give a jerk or jerks.
[13] to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
[14] to talk in a broken, spasmodic way.
[15] Informal . to work as a soda jerk.
[16] to dance the jerk.
[17] jerk off , Slang : Vulgar . to masturbate.
[18] to preserve (meat, especially beef) by cutting in strips and curing by drying in the sun.
[19] being or containing a spicy seasoning mixture flavored with allspice, used especially in Jamaican cooking: jerk sauce.
[20] prepared with jerk flavorings, especially by barbecuing or grilling: jerk chicken.
[21] jerky2.
[22] physical conditioning exercises, as push-ups and knee bends.
[23] to move or cause to move with an irregular or spasmodic motion
[24] to throw, twist, pull, or push (something) abruptly or spasmodically
[25] (tr often foll by out ) to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a spasmodic, abrupt, or breathless manner
[26] an abrupt or spasmodic movement
[27] an irregular jolting motion the car moved with a jerk
[28] Also called: physical jerks (plural) British informal physical exercises
[29] (plural) US a slang word for chorea
[30] slang , mainly US and Canadian a person regarded with contempt, esp a stupid or ignorant person
[31] to preserve (venison, beef, etc) by cutting into thin strips and curing by drying in the sun
[32] Also called: jerky jerked meat, esp beef
[33] British informal See jerk 1 (def. 6)

Words related to Jerk

idiot, fool, rascal, brute, blockhead, dolt, dunce, imbecile, hurtle, fling, bump, flop, jolt, bounce, snatch, wriggle, wiggle, wrench, lug, thrust

Words nearby Jerk

jerez, jeri, jericho, jerid, jeritza, jerk, jerk around, jerk off, jerk-off, jerkin, jerkinhead

Origin of Jerk

2First recorded in 1700–10; back formation from jerky2

Other words from Jerk

jerk·er , noun
jerk·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Jerk

C18: back formation from jerky, from charqui

Synonyms for Jerk

bounce, bump, flick, flop, jolt, pull, quake, quiver, shiver, snag, thrust, tug, tweak, twitch, wiggle, wrench, wriggle, yank