v. 1 yank, wrench, pluck, nip, tug, twist, tweak I jerked the dagger out of his hand, leaving him defenceless 2 twitch, lurch, jolt, jump, start, jig, jiggle, wriggle, wiggle The creature jerked about convulsively, screaming, then lay still
n. 3 yank, pull, wrench, tug, twist, tweak With a sharp jerk, he pulled the plaster from the child's leg 4 lurch, jolt, start, bump The train stopped with a jerk, throwing me off balance 5 idiot, fool, moron, imbecile, Slang US dope, creep, yo-yo, nerd, dweeb: Why would she want to go out with a jerk like that?