A theatrical trick or gesture, something staged for dramatic effect.
A sudden or unexpected event in a play, pulled off by the author, the director, or even an actor.
A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
A dull or stupid person.
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
To masturbate.
To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
To lift using a jerk.
To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.