Jerk

·noun A sudden start or spring.

II. Jerk ·vi To flout with contempt.

III. Jerk ·vi To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts.

IV. Jerk ·vt To Beat; to Strike.

V. Jerk ·noun A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion.

VI. Jerk ·vt To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone.

VII. Jerk ·vt To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. ·see Charqui.

VIII. Jerk ·vt 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.