jerk
[noun]
Synonyms: tug, jolt, lurch, pull, thrust, twitch, wrench, yank

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Related Words: drag, pull, fling, sling, throw, toss, wrench, wrest, wring

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. jerk¹ /dʒɜːk $ dʒɜːrk/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from yerk 'to hit, pull suddenly' (16-19 centuries)]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body move in this way:
Wilcox jerked his head to indicate that they should move on.
‘Is that the only way out of here?’ he asked, jerking a thumb at the door.
jerk back/up/forwards etc
Suddenly, he jerked back in his chair.
The sound of the phone jerked me awake.

2. [intransitive and transitive] to pull something suddenly and roughly
jerk at
Doyle jerked at the girl’s hair to make her sit down.
She jerked open the car door and got out.
jerk somebody around phrasal verb American English informal
to waste someone’s time or deliberately make things difficult for them
jerk off phrasal verb especially American English informal not polite
to masturbate
jerk out something phrasal verb written
to say something quickly and nervously:
‘Don’t lie,’ she jerked out.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. jerk² noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Date: 1500-1600; Origin: ⇒ jerk¹]
[Sense 2: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Probably from jerk off]

1. a sudden quick movement:
He gave a sudden jerk of his head.
with a jerk
She started the car with a jerk and hit the bumper of the car in front.

2. informal someone, especially a man, who is stupid or who does things that annoy or hurt other people Synonym : idiot:
I swore at him for being such a jerk.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

III. jerk³ adjective
jerk chicken/pork etc meat that has been left in spices or covered with spices before being cooked

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

jerk
noun
ADJ. sharp, sudden | painful
VERB + JERK give His thigh muscle gave a sudden jerk.
PREP. with a ~ of She answered with a jerk of her head.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

jerk
verb
ADV. suddenly | sharply, violently | convulsively, spasmodically | away, back, backwards, downwards, forward, round, up, upright, upwards She suddenly jerked her hand away. His head jerked up.
PHRASES jerk awake The train stopped and she jerked awake.
jerk sth open He jerked the door open.
jerk to a halt/stop The bus jerked to a stop.

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