Jerk

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1 English

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Units
1.1.2 Translations

English

Noun

A quick unpleasant tug or shake
A sudden spastic movement
(physics) a sudden change of acceleration with respect to time
Slang, a person, usually a male, who is unwelcome due to exhibited unlikable qualities and behavior, often mean, foolish or disagreeable.

Units

Jerk in SI units is measured in metres per second per second per second (m/s³), or in imperial units in feet per second per second per second (ft/s³).

Translations

Interlingua: succussa (1), spasmo (2), vexator (4)

WordNet Definitions

four

1. jerk, dork -- (a dull stupid fatuous person).
2. jerk, jerking, jolt -- (an abrupt spasmodic movement).
3. jerk, rate of acceleration -- ((mechanics) the rate of change of velocity).
4. tug, jerk -- (a sudden abrupt pull).

five

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

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