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Meaning of jerks
noun
- A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
- A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. Example: When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!
- A dull or stupid person.
- A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable. Example: I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff.
- The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
verb
- To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
- To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- To masturbate.
- To beat, to hit.
- To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand. Example: to jerk a stone
verb
- To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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