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physical jerks
(gcide) | Jerk \Jerk\, n.
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1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake,
or similar motion.
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His jade gave him a jerk. --B. Jonson.
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2. A sudden start or spring.
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Lobsters . . . swim backwards by jerks or springs.
--Grew.
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3. A foolish, stupid, or otherwise contemptible person.
[Slang]
Syn: jerkoff.
[PJC]
4. (Sport) The lifting of a weight, in a single rapid motion,
from shoulder height until the arms are outstretched above
the head; distinguished from press in that the motion in
a jerk is more rapid, and the body may be moved under the
weight to assist completion of the movement; as, a clean
and jerk of two hundred pounds.
[PJC]
2. Calisthenic exercises, such as push-ups or deep knee
bends; also called physical jerks. [British]
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