jerk

/dʒˈɝk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. pull, or move with a sudden movement
   “He turned the handle and jerked the door open”
2. move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
   “The patient's legs were jerkings”
3. make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
   “his face is twitching”
4. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
   “the yung filly bucked”
5. throw or toss with a quick motion
   “flick a piece of paper across the table”

noun

1. a dull stupid fatuous person
2. an abrupt spasmodic movement
3. (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
4. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
5. raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
6. a sudden abrupt pull

Synonyms for jerk

• yank
• twitch
• buck
• hitch
• flick
• dork
• jerking
• jolt
• saccade
• jerky
• jerked meat
• tug

Words that rhyme with jerk

• work
• network
• burke
• clerk
• framework
• groundwork
• lurk
• overwork
• patchwork
• quirk
• beadwork
• berserk
• footwork
• metalwork
• murk
• needlework
• perk
• shirk
• smirk
• woodwork
• artwork
• berk
• brushwork
• casework
• cirque
• clockwork
• dirk
• earthwork
• fieldwork
• firework