Defenition of the word jerk
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Defenition of the word jerk
- A strongly disliked person who behaves disgustingly, underhandedly, or nastily, etc.
- To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
- A dull stupid fatuous person.
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of horses
- a dull stupid fatuous person
- throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
- an abrupt spasmodic movement
- (mechanics) the rate of change of velocity
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"
- a sudden abrupt pull
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"
- pull, or move with a sudden movement: "Shayne turned the handle and jerked the door open.."
- pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient''s legs were jerkings"
- raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
- meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- pull, or move with a sudden movement
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Synonyms for the word jerk
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- buck
- dork
- flick
- flip
- hitch
- jerking
- jolt
- rate of acceleration
- tug
- twitch
- yank
Hyponyms for the word jerk
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- beef jerky
- biltong
- fibrillate
- schmo
- schmuck
- shmo
- shmuck
Hypernyms for the word jerk
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- draw
- force
- meat
- misfit
- motility
- motion
- move
- move involuntarily
- move reflexively
- movement
- pull
- pulling
- push
- rate
- weightlift
- weightlifting
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