- pull, or move with a sudden movement;
"He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions;
"The patient's legs were jerkings"
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion;
"his face is twitching"
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched;
"the yung filly bucked"
- throw or toss with a quick motion;
"flick a piece of paper across the table" "jerk his head"