jerk off vs masturbate

jerk off and masturbate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jerk off	No	No	Yes	No
masturbate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, jerk off and masturbate are synonyms defined as:

jerk off and masturbate: get sexual gratification through self-stimulation

Other synonyms of jerk off include fuck off, jack off, she-bop, wank.

jerk off (verb)	masturbate (verb)
get sexual gratification through self-stimulation	get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
	stimulate sexually