Jerk vs. Acceleration

To give a sudden quick thrust, push, pull, or twist to.

The act of accelerating.

To throw or toss with a quick abrupt motion.

The process of being accelerated.

To utter abruptly or sharply

Abbr. a(Physics) The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.

To make and serve (ice-cream sodas, for example) at a soda fountain.

(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

(Sports) To press (a weight) overhead from shoulder height in a quick motion.

(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

To move in sudden abrupt motions; jolt

(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).

To make spasmodic motions

The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.

To cut (meat) into long strips and dry in the sun or cure by exposing to smoke.

The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; - opposed to retardation.

A sudden abrupt motion, such as a yank or twist.

An increase in speed;

A jolting or lurching motion.

The act of accelerating; increasing the speed

(Physiology) A sudden reflexive or spasmodic muscular movement.

(physics) a rate of change of velocity

Jerks Involuntary convulsive twitching often resulting from excitement. Often used with the.

(Slang) A foolish, rude, or contemptible person.

(Sports) A lift in which the weight is heaved overhead from shoulder height with a quick motion.

Being or relating to a method of barbecuing meat that has been seasoned and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree

A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.

A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

A dull or stupid person.

The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.

(obsolete) A soda jerk.

(weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.

A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.

Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.

(intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.

(transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

To masturbate.

(obsolete) To beat, to hit.

(obsolete) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.

To lift using a jerk.

(obsolete) To flout with contempt.

To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.

To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef. See Charqui.

To beat; to strike.

To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off.

To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone.

To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts.

To flout with contempt.

A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion.

A sudden start or spring.

Calisthenic exercises, such as push-ups or deep knee bends; also called physical jerks.

A foolish, stupid, or otherwise contemptible person.

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.

A dull stupid fatuous person

An abrupt spasmodic movement

(mechanics) the rate of change of velocity

A sudden abrupt pull

Pull, or move with a sudden movement;

Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions;

Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion;

Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched;

Throw or toss with a quick motion;