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jerk 1
(jûrk)v. jerked, jerk·ing, jerks
v.tr.
1. To give a sudden quick thrust, push, pull, or twist to.
2. To throw or toss with a quick abrupt motion.
3. To utter abruptly or sharply: jerked out the answer.
4. To make and serve (ice-cream sodas, for example) at a soda fountain.
5. Sports To press (a weight) overhead from shoulder height in a quick motion.
v.intr.
1. To move in sudden abrupt motions; jolt: The train jerked forward.
2. To make spasmodic motions: My legs jerked from fatigue.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. A sudden abrupt motion, such as a yank or twist.
2. A jolting or lurching motion.
3. Physiology A sudden reflexive or spasmodic muscular movement.
4. jerks Involuntary convulsive twitching often resulting from excitement. Often used with the.
5. Slang A foolish, rude, or contemptible person.
6. Sports A lift in which the weight is heaved overhead from shoulder height with a quick motion.
jerk off Vulgar Slang
To masturbate.
jerk around
To take unfair advantage of, deceive, or manipulate.
[Origin unknown.]
jerk′er n.
jerk′ing·ly adv.
jerk 2
(jûrk)tr.v. jerked, jerk·ing, jerks
To cut (meat) into long strips and dry in the sun or cure by exposing to smoke.
adj.
Being or relating to a method of barbecuing meat that has been seasoned and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree: jerk chicken.
[Back-formation from jerky.]
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jerk
(dʒɜːk)vb
1. to move or cause to move with an irregular or spasmodic motion
2. to throw, twist, pull, or push (something) abruptly or spasmodically
3. (often foll by: out) to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a spasmodic, abrupt, or breathless manner
n
4. an abrupt or spasmodic movement
5. an irregular jolting motion: the car moved with a jerk.
6. (plural) informal Also called: physical jerks Brit physical exercises
7. (Pathology) (plural) US a slang word for chorea
8. slang chiefly US and Canadian a person regarded with contempt, esp a stupid or ignorant person
[C16: probably variant of yerk to pull stitches tight in making a shoe; compare Old English gearcian to make ready]
ˈjerker n
ˈjerking adj, n
jerk
(dʒɜːk)vb (tr)
(Cookery) to preserve (venison, beef, etc) by cutting into thin strips and curing by drying in the sun
n
(Cookery) Also called: jerky jerked meat, esp beef
[C18: back formation from jerky, from charqui]
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jerk1
(dʒɜrk)n.
1. a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, or the like; sudden, abrupt movement.
2. a sudden involuntary muscle contraction, as of a reflex.
3. Slang. a contemptibly naive, stupid, or insignificant person.
4. (in weightlifting) the raising of a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms.
5. the jerks, involuntary, spasmodic muscular movements, as from emotional tension.
v.t. 6. to pull, twist, move, thrust, or throw with a quick, suddenly arrested motion: She jerked the child by the hand.
7. Informal. to prepare and serve (sodas, ice cream, etc.) at a soda fountain.
v.i. 8. to give a jerk or jerks.
9. to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
10. Informal. to work as a soda jerk.
11. jerk around, to treat (someone) in a manipulative and deceitful manner.
12. jerk off, Vulgar Slang. to masturbate.
[1540–50; perhaps dial. variant of yerk to draw stitches tight (shoemaker's term)]
jerk′er, n.
jerk2
(dʒɜrk)v.t.
1. to preserve (meat, esp. beef) by cutting in strips and drying in the sun.
adj. 2. being or containing a spicy seasoning mixture flavored with allspice, used esp. in Jamaican cooking: jerk sauce.
3. prepared with jerk flavorings, esp. by barbecuing or grilling: jerk chicken.
[1700–10; < American Spanish charquear, derivative of charqui jerky2]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
jerk
- flounce - Can mean a sudden fling or jerk of the body or a limb.
- hike - As a walk, it evolved from its original meaning of "to jerk or pull" (oneself along).
- jerk - As in jerked meat (e.g. beef jerky), it is from American Spanish and Quechua charqui, "dried flesh."
- weight lifting, power lifting - Weight lifting is specifically the press, the clean and jerk, and the snatch; power lifting is the bench press, squat, and dead lift.
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jerk
Past participle: jerked
Gerund: jerking
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| Noun | 1. | jerk - a dull stupid fatuous person misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances |
| 2. | jerk - an abrupt spasmodic movement | |
| 3. | jerk - (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration mechanics - the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" | |
| 4. | jerk - meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food beef jerky - strips of dried beef biltong - meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun | |
| 5. | jerk - raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms weightlift, weightlifting - bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights clean, clean and jerk - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead | |
| 6. |  jerk - a sudden abrupt pull | |
| Verb | 1. | jerk - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" |
| 2. |  jerk - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. |  jerk - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"fibrillate - make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; "His heart fibrillated and he died" move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner | |
| 4. | jerk - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 5. | jerk - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" |
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jerk
noun
2. (Chiefly U.S. & Canad.) idiot, fool, prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, moron, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), plank (Brit. slang), chump, imbecile, cretin, oaf, simpleton, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), mooncalf, dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull He'd tricked her into walking into the garbage, to make her look like a total jerk!
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jerk
verbnoun
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Translations
هَزَّهيَهُز، يَشُد
kodrcatstrkattrhnouttrhnutí
rykrykke
hirtelen rántás
kippa, rykkjakippur, rykkur
su pertrūkiaistrūkčiojantistrūkčiojimas
grūdiensgrūstparautraustītiesraut
terigať
suneksunititepec
jerk
[dʒɜːk]A. N
1. (= shake) → sacudida f; (= pull) → tirón m, jalón m (LAm) (Med) → espasmo m muscular
physical jerks (Brit) → gimnasia f, ejercicios mpl (físicos)
by jerks → a sacudidas
he sat up with a jerk → se incorporó de golpe
to put a jerk in it → menearse
physical jerks (Brit) → gimnasia f, ejercicios mpl (físicos)
by jerks → a sacudidas
he sat up with a jerk → se incorporó de golpe
to put a jerk in it → menearse
2. (US) → imbécil mf, gilipollas mf inv, pendejo m (LAm) , huevón/ona m/f (Andes, S. Cone)
what a jerk! → ¡menudo imbécil!
what a jerk! → ¡menudo imbécil!
B. VT
1. (= pull) → dar un tirón a, tirar bruscamente de, jalar bruscamente de (LAm); (= shake) → sacudir, dar una sacudida a; (= throw) → arrojar con un movimiento rápido
to jerk sth along → arrastrar algo a tirones
to jerk o.s. along → moverse a sacudidas, avanzar a tirones
he jerked it away from me → me lo quitó de un tirón or (LAm) jalón
to jerk o.s. free → soltarse de un tirón or (LAm) jalón
to jerk sth along → arrastrar algo a tirones
to jerk o.s. along → moverse a sacudidas, avanzar a tirones
he jerked it away from me → me lo quitó de un tirón or (LAm) jalón
to jerk o.s. free → soltarse de un tirón or (LAm) jalón
2. (US) [+ meat] → atasajar
C. VI → dar una sacudida
to jerk along → moverse a sacudidas
the bus jerked to a halt → el autobús dio unas sacudidas y se paró
to jerk along → moverse a sacudidas
the bus jerked to a halt → el autobús dio unas sacudidas y se paró
jerk out VT + ADV [+ words] → decir con voz entrecortada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jerk
[ˈdʒɜːrk] n
(= sharp movement) [head, hand, body, wrist] → geste m brusque
with a jerk of his head → d'un geste brusque de la tête
with a jerk of his head → d'un geste brusque de la tête
(= uncontrolled movement) → saccade f
(= jolt) [bus, train] → secousse f
with a jerk
The train started with a jerk → Le train a démarré dans une secousse.
to give a jerk → donner une secousse
with a jerk
The train started with a jerk → Le train a démarré dans une secousse.
to give a jerk → donner une secousse
[line, rope] → secousse f
(= person) → pauvre type m
vt
[+ line, rope] → arracher brusquement
to jerk sth from sth
Buster jerked the lead from my grasp → Buster m'a brusquement arraché la laisse des mains.
to jerk sth from sth
Buster jerked the lead from my grasp → Buster m'a brusquement arraché la laisse des mains.
[+ head, hand]
I jerked my hand away → J'ai brusquement écarté ma main.
to jerk one's head up → relever brusquement la tête
to jerk sth back [+ hand, head] → rejeter qch en arrière
I jerked my hand away → J'ai brusquement écarté ma main.
to jerk one's head up → relever brusquement la tête
to jerk sth back [+ hand, head] → rejeter qch en arrière
vi
[person] → avoir un sursaut
He jerked as if he had been shot → Il eut un sursaut comme si on lui avait tiré dessus.
to jerk up → se relever brusquement
His head jerked up and he stared at me → Sa tête s'est relevée brusquement et il m'a fixé.
to jerk back
She jerked back in horror → Horrifiée, elle a reculé brusquement.
He jerked as if he had been shot → Il eut un sursaut comme si on lui avait tiré dessus.
to jerk up → se relever brusquement
His head jerked up and he stared at me → Sa tête s'est relevée brusquement et il m'a fixé.
to jerk back
She jerked back in horror → Horrifiée, elle a reculé brusquement.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jerk
n
→ Ruck m; (= jump) → Satz m; (= spasm, twitch) → Zuckung f, → Zucken nt no pl; to give something a jerk → einer Sache (dat) → einen Ruck geben; rope, fishing line → an etw (dat) → ruckartig ziehen; to give a jerk (car) → rucken, einen Satz machen; (= twitch) (person) → zusammenzucken; (knee etc) → zucken; (head) → zurückzucken; the train stopped with a jerk → der Zug hielt mit einem Ruck an; to move in short jerks → sich ruckartig bewegen
vt → rucken or ruckeln (inf) → an (+dat); the impact jerked his head forward/back → beim Aufprall wurde sein Kopf nach vorn/hinten geschleudert; she jerked her thumb toward(s) the car → sie streckte schnell ihren Daumen dem Auto entgegen; he jerked the fish out of the water → er zog den Fisch mit einem Ruck aus dem Wasser; he jerked his head back to avoid the punch → er riss den Kopf zurück, um dem Schlag auszuweichen; he jerked the book away/out of my hand → er riss das Buch weg/mir das Buch aus der Hand; he jerked himself free → er riss sich los; to jerk out one’s words → die Worte hervorstoßen
vi (rope, fishing line) → rucken; (= move jerkily) → ruckeln (inf); (body, muscle) → zucken, zusammenzucken; (head) → zurückzucken; he jerked away from me → er sprang mit einem Satz von mir weg; his head jerked forward → sein Kopf wurde nach vorne geschleudert; the car jerked forward → der Wagen machte einen Satz or Ruck nach vorn; the car jerked to a stop → das Auto hielt ruckweise an; to jerk open → aufspringen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jerk
[dʒɜːk]2. vi → muoversi a scatti
to jerk along → procedere a sbalzi
the bus jerked to a halt → l'autobus si fermò con un sobbalzo
to jerk along → procedere a sbalzi
the bus jerked to a halt → l'autobus si fermò con un sobbalzo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jerk
(dʒəːk) noun a short, sudden movement. We felt a jerk as the train started.
verb to move with a jerk or jerks. He grasped my arm and jerked me round; The car jerked to a halt.
ˈjerky adjective jerking; full of jerks. a jerky movement; a jerky way of speaking.
ˈjerkily adverbˈjerkiness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
jerk
n. sacudida, reflejo súbito, contracción muscular brusca;
v. sacudir, tirar de, mover bruscamente;
a. [slang] tonto-a, imbécil;
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