give (something) a jerk

: to make a present of

: to grant or bestow by formal action

: to accord or yield to another

: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain : flexibility

: the ability of a material to bend or stretch

: some indeterminate or unspecified thing

: some indeterminate amount more than a specified number

: a person or thing of consequence

: in some degree : somewhat

used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective

: an annoyingly stupid or foolish person

: an unlikable person

: a single quick motion of short duration

: to give a quick suddenly arrested push, pull, or twist to

: to propel or move with or as if with a quick suddenly arrested motion

: to mix and serve (drinks, such as sodas) behind a soda fountain

: to preserve (meat) in long sun-dried slices