JERK
/d͡ʒɜːk/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 17
Definition
- verb pull, or move with a sudden movement.
— synonyms: yank
- verb move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions.
— synonyms: twitch
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion.
— synonyms: twitch
- verb jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched.
— synonyms: buck, hitch
- verb throw or toss with a quick motion.
— synonyms: flick
- noun a dull stupid fatuous person.
— synonyms: dork
- noun an abrupt spasmodic movement.
— synonyms: jerking, jolt, saccade
- noun (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration.
- noun meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun.
— synonyms: jerky, jerked_meat
- noun raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms.
- noun a sudden abrupt pull.
— synonyms: tug
Examples
- “When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!”
- “I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff.”
- “to jerk a stone”
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