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

:  a person or thing of consequence

:  one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different

:  in some degree :  somewhat

: used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective

:  an annoyingly stupid or foolish person

:  an unlikable person

:  one who is cruel, rude, or small-minded

:  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