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What does the word jerk mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To give a jerk to; move with jerks.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To cure ( meat) by cutting into strips and drying.

Part of speech: noun

A short, sharp pull, twitch, or fling.

Part of speech: noun

Meat, as beef, so cured. jerked beef; jerked meat.

Part of speech: adjective

Jerky.

Usage examples for jerk

He gazed for a moment dismayed, and then got to his feet with a jerk. – Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker
" Drop- that- thing- instantly," he managed to jerk out, and his voice seemed far away and raucous. – The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford
If you pulled now, you might jerk it out of his mouth. – The Rajah of Dah by George Manville Fenn

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