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jerk

Nouns

• (n) a dull stupid fatuous person dork,
• (n) an abrupt spasmodic movement jerking, jolt, saccade,
• (n) (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
• (n) meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun jerked meat, jerky,
• (n) raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
• (n) a sudden abrupt pull tug,

Verbs

• (v) pull, or move with a sudden movement
  • He turned the handle and jerked the door open
  yank,
• (v) move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
  • The patient's legs were jerkings
  twitch,
• (v) make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
  • his face is twitching
  twitch,
• (v) jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
  • the yung filly bucked
  hitch, buck,
• (v) throw or toss with a quick motion
  • flick a piece of paper across the table
  • jerk his head
  flick,

Synonyms

dork yank twitch jerking jolt saccade hitch buck jerked meat jerky flick tug

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