GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Jerk , v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef. See Charqui.
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   Jerk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jerked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jerking.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a measure.]
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   To beat; to strike. [Obs.]
   Florio.
   
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   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.
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   To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone.
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   Jerk, v. i.
   To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts.
   Milton.
   
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   To flout with contempt.
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   Jerk, n.
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   A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion.
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   His jade gave him a jerk.
   B. Jonson.
   
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   A sudden start or spring.
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   Lobsters . . . swim backwards by jerks or springs.
   Grew.
   
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   A foolish, stupid, or otherwise contemptible person. [Slang]
   Syn. -- jerkoff.
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   (Sport) The lifting of a weight, in a single rapid motion, from shoulder height until the arms are outstretched above the head; distinguished from press in that the motion in a jerk is more rapid, and the body may be moved under the weight to assist completion of the movement; as, a clean and jerk of two hundred pounds.
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   Calisthenic exercises, such as push-ups or deep knee bends; also called physical jerks. [British] 
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