"jerk" meaning in English

See jerk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɜːk/ [UK], /d͡ʒɝk/ [US] Audio: en-us-jerk.ogg [US] Forms: jerk [singular], jerks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A jerk is a quick action.
    Sense id: simple-jerk-en-noun-1oHeT-yR
  2. A jerk is a bad or mean person.
    Sense id: simple-jerk-en-noun-y~aBTEJo

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒɜːk/ [UK], /d͡ʒɝk/ [US] Audio: en-us-jerk.ogg [US] Forms: jerk [canonical], jerks [third-person, singular], jerked [past], jerked [past, participle], jerking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you jerk, you make a quick action.
    Sense id: simple-jerk-en-verb-P2ayMx~N
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    }
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