I . v. a.
1.
Move with a jerk.
2.
Strike ( suddenly and lightly ), rap, knock.
3.
Clip, cut short.
4.
( Rare .) Steal, purloin, rob, pilfer, filch, cabbage, get by fraud.
II . v. n.
1.
Play back and forward, have a jerking motion.
2.
Angle ( with a jerking motion ), fish.
III . n.
1.
Jerking motion.
2.
Pendant, hanging appendage.