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jerk

/dʒɜrk/

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noun
a dull stupid fatuous person
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dork

type of:
misfit
verb
throw or toss with a quick motion
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"jerk his head"

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flick

type of:
push force
noun
a sudden abrupt pull
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tug

type of:
pulling pull
verb
pull, or move with a sudden movement
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"He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

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yank

type of:
pull draw
noun
meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
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jerked meat jerky

type of:
meat
noun
an abrupt spasmodic movement
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jerking jolt saccade

type of:
move movement motility motion
verb
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
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twitch

type of:
move involuntarily move reflexively
verb
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
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buck hitch

type of:
move
verb
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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"The patient's legs were jerkings"

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twitch

type of:
move
noun
(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
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rate
noun
raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
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weightlift weightlifting

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clean clean and jerk

Definition that contains jerk

clean a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
kick the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
jerk make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
bang leap, jerk, bang
twist a jerky pulling movement
jar move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
wrench a jerky pulling movement
schmuck (Yiddish) a jerk
twitch make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion