move or cause to move with a jerk

the van jerked forward

she jerked her chin up

the thud jerked her back to reality

season or marinate (meat or fish) in a blend of chilli, allspice, and other ingredients and barbecue it over a wood fire

If they didn't use pimento to jerk the chicken it's not the original Jamaican jerk chicken

cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it

they became excellent marksmen, poaching the wild cattle and jerking the beef