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engineering An informal unit of acceleration, = 1 ft s^-2.

verb

1. To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion: lurch, snap, twitch, wrench, yank. See move/halt, push/pull.
2. To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements: bump, jolt. See repetition.

noun

1. A sudden motion, such as a pull: lurch, snap, tug, twitch, wrench, yank. See move/halt, push/pull.
2. One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, gander, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability/inability.
3. An unpleasant, tiresome person: bore. Slang drip, dweeb, nerd, pill, poop². See like/dislike.

Definition: lurch
Antonyms: ease, glide

The sudden contraction of a muscle. Some jerks, such as the knee-jerk, are used to test nerve reflex actions.

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A sudden reflex or involuntary movement.

• ankle j. — see gastrocnemius reflex.
• biceps j. — called also elbow jerk; see biceps reflex.
• elbow j. — see biceps jerk (above).
• j. nystagmus — see vestibular nystagmus.
• patellar j. — see patellar reflex.
• tendon j. — see tendon reflex.

• 1960’s
• Directions - jerk: move with abrupt, erratic motion
• Behavior or Personality

Look up jerk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Jerk may refer to:

Titled works:

• Jerk (album), by hHead
• Jerk (play)
• The Jerk (1979), film
• "The Jerk" (House episode) on television

Other:

• Jerk (band)
• The Jerk (dance)
• Jerk (physics), aspect of variable motion

See also

• Jerk, phase of weightlifting clean and jerk exercise
• Soda jerk
• Hypnic jerk, a kind of muscle twitch; see also Myoclonic Twitch
• Jerk, food prepared with Jamaican jerk spice
• Jerkin', dance

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ryk, stød, puf, spjæt, trækning
v. tr. - rykke, støde, puffe, kaste
v. intr. - give et sæt, køre i ryk, standse med et ryk, vågne med et sæt

idioms:

• jerk around    opføre sig dårligt, gå bag om ryggen på andre
• jerk off    masturbere

2.
v. tr. - at tørre lange strimler kød
n. - idiot, fjols, original
adj. - idiotisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
ruk, zenuwtrekking, sukkel, (mv) lichamelijke oefeningen, schokken, stoten (gewichtheffen), met een zwaai wegwerpen, reepjes vlees in de zon drogen/verduurzamen, frisdrank mengen en serveren

Français (French)
1.
n. - secousse, saccade, à-coup, (Méd) réflexe tendineux, crispation nerveuse, (US) pauvre type
v. tr. - tirer brusquement, secouer (par saccades), donner une secousse à
v. intr. - se déplacer par saccades, cahoter

idioms:

• jerk around    (US) fainéanter
• jerk off    se tourner les pouces, se branler, (US) se tourner les pouces, fous-(moi) le camp (excl)
• jerk someone around    asticoter (qn)

2.
v. tr. - (Culin) sécher (de la viande de b¯uf)
n. - (Culin) jambon/viande fumé

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ruck, Zuckung, Blödmann, Leibesübungen
v. - rucken, stoßen, zucken

idioms:

• jerk around    (ugs.) bescheißen
• jerk off    masturbieren
• jerk someone around    (ugs) bescheißen

2.
v. - (Fleisch) in Streifen schneiden u. sonnentrocknen
n. - Charque (an der Luft getrockenes Fleisch)
adj. - an der Luft getrockenes Fleisch...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κραδασμός, τίναγμα, τράνταγμα, απότομο τράβηγμα, (καθομ.) χαζός
v. - τραντάζω/-ομαι, τινάζω/-ομαι, κινούμαι απότομα, τραβώ απότομα
int. - μαλάκα!

idioms:

• jerk around    χαζεύω, χαζολογώ
• jerk off    τραβώ μαλακία

Italiano (Italian)
dare uno strattone, strappo, tic nervoso, spasmo

idioms:

• jerk around    comportarsi disonestamente
• jerk off    masturbarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - puxão (m), solavanco (m), guinada (f), pessoa (f) idiota (gír.), espasmo (m) (Med.)
v. - sacudir, puxar, arremessar, mover abruptamente, fazer movimentos espasmódicos (Med.)
int. - Idiota! (m) (f)

idioms:

• jerk around    tomar o tempo ou dificultar as coisas para alguém deliberadamente
• jerk off    masturbar, esporrar (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
рывок, вздрагиание, толчок, продавец в киоске, вяленое мясо, резко толкать, двигаться резкими толчками, дергаться, говорить отрывисто, работать в киоске, вялить мясо

idioms:

• jerk around    плутовать с кем-л.
• jerk off    бестолочь, онанист, вносить неразбериху, онанировать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tirón, sacudida, empellón, tumbo, salto, respingo, tic
v. tr. - mover a tirones, sacudir, dar una sacudida, lanzar bruscamente de, decir de modo seco
v. intr. - mover a tirones o empujones

idioms:

• jerk around    tratar en forma solapada y deshonesta
• jerk off    hacerse una paja, masturbarse, quitar de un tirón
• jerk someone around    tratar en forma solapada y deshonesta, tratar al alguien en mala forma

2.
v. tr. - atasajar (la carne), tasajear, charquear
n. - tasajo, charque
adj. - charqueado, hecho tasajo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ryck, knyck, stöt, krampryckning, (ben)sprattel, biträde i glassbar, drummel
v. - kasta, slänga, rycka, stöta, rycka till, skära i strimlor och soltorka
int. - dumbom!, idiot!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 把...猛地一拉, 急促地说, 猛然一动, 颠簸, 摇晃, 猛推, 抽搐, 痉挛, 猛然地一拉, 蠢人

idioms:

• jerk around    猛然转过..., 耍手腕
• jerk off    急推, 手淫, 走开

2. 把切成长条晒干, 猛地一拉的, 急促说的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 把...猛地一拉, 急促地說
v. intr. - 猛然一動, 顛簸, 搖晃, 猛推, 抽搐, 痙攣
n. - 猛然地一拉, 抽搐, 痙攣, 顛簸, 搖晃, 蠢人

idioms:

• jerk around    猛然轉過..., 耍手腕
• jerk off    急推, 手淫, 走開

2.
v. tr. - 把切成長條曬乾
adj. - 猛地一拉的, 急促說的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 급작한 움직임, 경련, 반사운동, 체조, 얼간이
v. tr. - 갑자기 당기다, 갑자기 말하다, 급히 흔들다
v. intr. - 급격히 움직이다, 갑자기 말하다

idioms:

• jerk around    ~의 시간을 낭비하게 하다, 어렵게 만들다
• jerk off    자위하다

2.
v. tr. - 얇게 저미어 말리다, 육포로 말리다
n. - 말린 저장용 쇠고기
adj. - 얇게 저미어 말린

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ぐいと引くこと, ぐいと動くこと, けいれん
v. - ぐいと引っ張る, 急に動く, ぐいと動かす

idioms:

• jerk around    ガタガタ動きまわる
• jerk off    自慰する, むだに時間をつぶす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هزة, ارتعاش, غبي (فعل) اهتز, ارتج, هز, رج, شد (نداء) تعبير احتقار لشخص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮משך בתנופה, דחף בתנופה‬
v. intr. - ‮הזדעזע, רטט, נע בטלטולים‬
n. - ‮משיכת פתע, היזרקות, טלטול, זעזוע, התקף עוויתי בשריר, טיפש (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮שימר בשר (ע"י ייבוש)‬
n. - ‮בשר שנחתך לפרוסות ויובש בשמש לשם שימורו‬

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