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jerk

/ˈd͡ʒɝk/noun, verb1 syllable

Jerk means: an abrupt spasmodic movement.

Synonyms for jerk27

noun, as in an abrupt spasmodic movement

jerking, jolt, saccade

noun, as in meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

jerky, jerked meat

noun, as in a dull stupid fatuous person

dork

noun, as in a sudden abrupt pull

tug

verb, as in move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

twitch

verb, as in make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

twitch

verb, as in jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

buck, hitch

verb, as in pull, or move with a sudden movement

yank

verb, as in throw or toss with a quick motion

flick

also used for jerk

lurch, shudder, shake, jump, working, asshole, arsehole, alcatote, asshat, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead

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What does jerk mean?11

noun

1

an abrupt spasmodic movement

2

meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

3

a dull stupid fatuous person

4

a sudden abrupt pull

5

(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

6

raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

verb

1

move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions“The patient's legs were jerking”

2

make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion“his face is twitching”

3

jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched“the young filly bucked”

4

pull, or move with a sudden movement“He turned the handle and jerked the door open”

5

throw or toss with a quick motion“flick a piece of paper across the table”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jerk?12

one syllable

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two syllables

berserk
Show 40 near rhymes
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Jerk in a sentence

  • You may be rich, but that doesn't entitle you to act like a jerk.mailohilohi
  • The derivatives of space with respect to time are velocity, acceleration, and jerk.halfb1t
  • The derivatives of distance with respect to time are velocity, acceleration, and jerk.halfb1t
  • If he hasn't figured out what you're worth, he's a jerk.felidad
  • If people weren't such jerks, maybe we'd all be better off.mailohilohi
  • Your dog is a furry little egotistical jerk.Eccles17
  • Suppose there's some jerk you just can't get on with.fcbond
  • Ziri's jerk dad ran away with all his mother's money and abandoned them completely.Amastan

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Forms of jerk

as a noun

plural
jerks

as a verb

past tense
jerked
present participle
jerking
third-person singular
jerks
past participle
jerked