Noun : The train started with a jerk.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : She jerked the child by the hand.    From Dictionary.com. 

Adjective : jerk sauce. ,jerk chicken.    From Dictionary.com. 

Mother reports patient has had intermittent "jerking" of her arms as well as two episodes of non-bloody, non-bilious emesis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vanishing Acts]

He said bank stocks are "jerking" the market around as economic fears wax and wane and as short sellers adjust their positions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Intel, Nokia, Delta and Caterpillar Climb] Reference

He says he's tired of the DNR's deer experts "jerking" hunters around.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Oshkosh Northwestern Latest Headlines] Reference

Bad reactions often occur when the driver wakes up, such as jerking the steering wheel or braking too abruptly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Some of our men shot three deer, and we had fresh meat for a day or two, "jerking" all we could not consume in that time.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Romance of the Colorado River] Reference

Tom, drawing his hand back, struck it quickly against his thigh, accomplishing what is generally termed "jerking" the stone.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Riflemen of the Miami] Reference

The construction of the shelter, the cut of a deer's hide, the simple process of "jerking" venison -- all these awakened his enthusiasm.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Blazed Trail] Reference

The bear was soon skinned and cut up into thin slices and strips -- for that is the mode adopted in "jerking," or preserving without salt.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Boy Hunters] Reference

"jerking" meat is well understood, and consists simply in cutting it into thin strips and hanging it out in the sun.    From Wordnik.com.  [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference

"Aye?" said the tall man, jerking his head around.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference

Guys jerking off usually were on the A, C, or E trains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Outer Space Visitor] Reference

"See that lever," he said, jerking his head to the left.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference

I raise my head again jerking my eyes wildly side to side.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fall] Reference

“I'm over here,” I said, jerking a thumb over my shoulder.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mississippi Blues] Reference

He struck with all his force, jerking her hair at the same time.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference

You can't drive in high heels, Suzanne, you start jerking the car.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scar] Reference

Tom was becoming accustomed to the swaying, jerking floor of the cab.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom of the Raiders] Reference

And not because they were jerking off to the image of me in this outfit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamie Frevele: A Second Chance at the '90s!] Reference

Soon, symptoms began - first, the jerking arm movements, the drunken walk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Genetic Testing Reveals Devastating Illness] Reference

That is, jerking the table around just short of tripping the "tilt" switch.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Short Supply: Pinball Wizards Who Can Fix Old Machines] Reference

The train jerking and swerving down the track makes walking a test of balance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sound of Barcelona] Reference

A former Morgan exec says Pandit told him that Purcell was "jerking him around.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A WAR WITHOUT WINNERS] Reference

I'm right-handed, and the police report said I was jerking off with my left hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paul Reubens Offers Proof He Wasn't Masturbating During 1991 Arrest] Reference

They eyed us, their eyes jerking nervously from our faces to the body of the Croen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Valley of the Croen] Reference

"Scalf, you ain't got yo 'feller half tied," he broke out, jerking the cord around Jeff.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference

"You'd think that eventually, he would say, 'Oh, come on, you're just jerking my chain'.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama’s Nobel Headache] Reference

In a tear-jerking sequence in the book, Marji's mother accompanies her to the airport again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Assimilation Is Hard, Too] Reference

"Yonder," replied Handsome, jerking his thumb over his shoulder toward the glade beyond them.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts] Reference

The questions I've received have been nothing short of honest, tear-jerking, moving, and real.    From Wordnik.com.  [Katherine Schwarzenegger: Defining Beauty] Reference

Toni winked as she turned to the ticket machine, jerking her head secretively in his direction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hundred Dollar Hit] Reference

"That's enough to make any one feel creepy," he said, jerking his thumb towards the silent figure.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Motor Pirate] Reference

She's in constant motion - jerking, jiving, and popping all kinds of alien-looking Eurovision Song Contest-worthy moves.    From Wordnik.com.  [In concert: Robyn and Kelis at 9:30 Club] Reference

She's in constant motion -- jerking, jiving and popping all kinds of alien-looking Eurovision Song Contest-worthy moves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Concert review: Kelis and Robyn lift the 9:30 Club with booming dance-pop beats] Reference

She was rushing around, opening cupboards, pulling dishes onto the floor, going window to window jerking the drapes shut.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Mother's Illness] Reference

Some researchers say rapid jerking of the head could be far more dangerous than G-forces, tearing blood vessels in the brain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fighting G-Force] Reference

I was nauseous, the headache had become raging, and I was unable to sleep without jerking awake as my body sensed a lack of oxygen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trekking Nepal] Reference

A muscle relaxant prevents their bodies from jerking around once the seizure is triggered; in fact, the patient hardly moves at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [High-Powered Treatment] Reference