The black cloth bestrewn with white beads blew up from time to time, laying bare the coffin. The tired bearers walked more slowly, and it advanced with constant jerks, like a boat that pitches with every wave.
When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!
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jerk — jerk … Dictionnaire des rimes
jerk — [ (d)ʒɛrk ] n. m. • 1965; mot angl. « secousse » ♦ Anglic. Danse moderne qui consiste à imprimer des secousses rythmées à tout le corps (tête et bras compris), comme si l on entrait en transes. V. intr. <conjug. : 1> JERKER [ (d)ʒɛrke ]. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
jerk´i|ly — jerk|y1 «JUR kee», adjective, jerk|i|er, jerk|i|est. with sudden starts and stops; with jerks; spasmodic. SYNONYM(S): convulsive. ╂[< … Useful english dictionary
jerk|y — jerk|y1 «JUR kee», adjective, jerk|i|er, jerk|i|est. with sudden starts and stops; with jerks; spasmodic. SYNONYM(S): convulsive. ╂[< … Useful english dictionary
Jerk — Jerk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jerked} (j[ e]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jerking}.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a measure.] [1913 Webster] 1. To beat; to strike. [Obs.] Florio. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jerk — Jerk, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. [1913 Webster] His jade gave him a jerk. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden start or spring. [1913 Webster] Lobsters . . . swim backwards by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jerk — jerk·er; jerk·i·ly; jerk·i·ness; jerk·ing·ly; jerk; … English syllables
jerk — jerk1 [jʉrk] vt. [var. of archaic yerk < ?] 1. to pull, twist, push, thrust, or throw with a sudden, sharp movement ☆ 2. [Old Informal] to make and serve (ice cream sodas) vi. 1. to move with a jerk or in jerks 2. to twitch n … English World dictionary
jerk — ► NOUN 1) a quick, sharp, sudden movement. 2) Weightlifting the raising of a barbell above the head from shoulder level by an abrupt straightening of the arms and legs. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a contemptibly foolish person. ► VERB 1) move… … English terms dictionary
Jerk — (j[ e]rk), v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef. See {Charqui}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jerk — bezeichnet einen kinematischen Begriff, siehe Ruck eine Fleischzubereitung, siehe Beef Jerky Würzmischungen der kreolischen Küche, siehe Jerk Würzmischung einen Rap Tanz aus Los Angeles, siehe Jerk (Raptanz) plötzliche Änderung in der säkularen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
