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 hotel.

a ) to move suddenly as you wake up or stop thinking DEEPLY about something:

Lucy jerked awake at the sound of her alarm clock.

2. ) to pull something suddenly using a lot of force:

George raced to the window and jerked back the curtains.

,jerk a`round phrasal verb INFORMAL

1. ) transitive jerk someone around to treat someone in an unfair or dishonest way

2. ) intransitive to behave in a stupid way

,jerk `off phrasal verb intransitive or transitive IMPOLITE

to MASTURBATE

jerk

jerk 2 [ dʒɜrk ] noun count

1. ) a quick sudden movement:

Iris sat up with a jerk.

a ) a strong sudden pull:

He gave the handle a quick jerk.

2. ) OFFENSIVE someone who does stupid, annoying, or unkind things

jerk

jerk 3 [ dʒɜrk ] adjective

jerk meat has been MARINATED in a mixture of SPICES with a strong flavor:

jerk chicken