to jerk

Definition of to jerk in English English dictionary: Meat cured by jerking; charqui
Jerk chicken is a local favorite.; A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body
The black cloth bestrewn with white beads blew up from time to time, laying bare the coffin. The tired bearers walked more slowly, and it advanced with constant jerks, like a boat that pitches with every wave.; A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade; A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake
When I yell OK, give the mooring line a good jerk!.; To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake; The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time; To beat, to hit; To throw; To masturbate; A soda jerk; A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable, and often not very intelligent
You really are a jerk sometimes.; a dull stupid fatuous person; the change in acceleration with respect to time; {f} push or pull suddenly; move or cause to move in a sharp an sudden manner, move in a jolting manner; work at a soda fountain; prepare preserved meat; A vector that specifies the time rate of change of the acceleration; the third derivative of displacement with respect to time; disapproval If you call someone a jerk, you are insulting them because you think they are stupid or you do not like them. see also knee-jerk. Being or relating to a method of barbecuing meat that has been seasoned and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree: jerk chicken; jerk pork; {v} to give a quick smart blow, lash, throw; {n} a quick and smart lash, twitch, quick jolt; To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef; A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion; To make a sudden uncontrolled movement; To marinade in jerk seasoning; A term used for an island style of barbecue that includes marinating the meat in a green pesto-like mixture of herbs, spices, and very hot peppers; an abrupt spasmodic movement; To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off; To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts; A postmaster who refuses to answer why the mail doesn't work and tells you to send him mail about it; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"; The rate of change of acceleration with time; throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"; jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"; To make a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake; (aka: "pull") a golf shot that is pulled left of the intended target Example: "I was on the green in two but jerked my putt and only made par "; To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun; A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade; a dish made with such a marinade; an abrupt spasmodic movement a dull stupid fatuous person (mechanics) the rate of change of velocity throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"; If you jerk something or someone in a particular direction, or they jerk in a particular direction, they move a short distance very suddenly and quickly. Mr Griffin jerked forward in his chair `This is Brady Coyne,' said Sam, jerking his head in my direction Eleanor jerked her wrist free Jerk is also a noun. He indicated the bedroom with a jerk of his head; (mechanics) the rate of change of velocity; To beat; to strike; A sudden start or spring; A sudden, uncontrolled movement, for instance, of the body; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings; make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"; A person who is unwelcome due to unlikable qualities and behavior, often mean, foolish or disagreeable; {i} jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular spasm; idiot, annoying person (Slang); To flout with contempt; To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone; To pull a shot or putt left of the intended line Also, a term used to describe a playing partner who pulls a shot or putt left of his intended line; pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"; a sudden abrupt pull