JERK

Jerk

In physics, jerk, also known as jolt, surge, or lurch, is the rate of change of acceleration; that is, the derivative of acceleration with respect to time, the second derivative of velocity, or the third derivative of position. Jerk is defined by any of the following equivalent expressions:

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jerk

Noun

  1. A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
  2. A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
    When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!
  3. A dull or stupid person.
  4. A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable.
    I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff.
    You really are a jerk sometimes.
  5. The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
  6. A soda jerk.
  7. A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade
  2. Meat cured by jerking; charqui.
    Jerk chicken is a local favorite.

Verb

  1. To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
  2. To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
  3. To masturbate.
  4. To beat, to hit.
  5. To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
    to jerk a stone
  6. To lift using a jerk.
  7. To flout with contempt.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.


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