Definition of Jerk

Noun

• a sudden abrupt pull
  tug
• raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
  
• meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
  jerky - jerked meat
• (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
  
• an abrupt spasmodic movement
  jerking jolt saccade
• a dull stupid fatuous person
  dork

Verb

• throw or toss with a quick motion
  "flick a piece of paper across the table"
  "jerk his head"
  flick
• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
  "the yung filly bucked"
  buck hitch
• make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
  "his face is twitching"
  twitch
• move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
  "The patient's legs were jerkings"
  twitch
• pull, or move with a sudden movement
  "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
  yank

Word games points for the Jerk

• Scrabble® score of the jerk (15)
• Word Chums® score of the jerk (18)
• Words With Friends® score of the jerk (17)

Unscramble jerk

4 unscramble word found using the letters jerk.

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