1. (noun) jerk, dork
a dull stupid fatuous person
Synonyms: saccade, jerk, dork, jerking, jerked meat, jolt, jerky, tug
2. (noun) jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade
an abrupt spasmodic movement
Synonyms: saccade, jerk, dork, jerking, jerked meat, jolt, jerky, jounce, tug, shock, jar
3. (noun) jerk
(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
Synonyms: jerky, dork, jolt, tug, jerked meat, saccade, jerking
4. (noun) jerky, jerked meat, jerk
meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
Synonyms: saccade, jerk, dork, jerking, jerked meat, jolt, jerky, tug
5. (noun) jerk
raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
Synonyms: jerky, dork, jolt, tug, jerked meat, saccade, jerking
6. (verb) tug, jerk
a sudden abrupt pull
Synonyms: saccade, jerky, jerk, dork, jerking, jerked meat, jolt, towboat, tugboat, tug, tower
7. (verb) yank, jerk
pull, or move with a sudden movement
Synonyms: jerk, yank, flick, hitch, twitch, buck
8. (verb) jerk, twitch
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Synonyms: hitch, yank, jerk, squeeze, flip, buck, flick, pinch, twitch, tweet, twinge
9. (verb) twitch, jerk
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Synonyms: hitch, jerk, squeeze, flip, yank, flick, pinch, twitch, tweet, buck, twinge
10. (verb) buck, jerk, hitch
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Synonyms: thumb, buck, twitch, shoot, go against, flick, hitch, yank, catch, shoot down, limp, hobble, tear, charge, gimp, jerk, hitchhike
11. (verb) jerk, flick
throw or toss with a quick motion
Synonyms: jerk, hitch, yank, thumb, flicker, flip, buck, flick, ruffle, twitch, riff, snap, leaf, click, riffle
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