Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for JERK
JERK, n.
- A short sudden thrust, push, or twitch; a striking against something with a short quick motion; as, a jerk of the elbow. His jade gave him a jerk. – B. Jonson.
- A sudden spring. Lobsters swim by jerks. – Grew.
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