jerk
/d͡ʒɜːk/
noun
Meaning
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
"When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!"
A dull or stupid person.
A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable.
"I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff."
The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
A soda jerk.
A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
To masturbate.
To beat, to hit.
To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
"to jerk a stone"
(usually transitive) To lift using a jerk.
To flout with contempt.