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jerk - an abrupt spasmodic movement |
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jerking,
jolt,
saccade |
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motility,
motion,
move,
movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
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jerk - a dull stupid fatuous person |
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dork |
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misfit someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
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schmo,
schmuck,
shmo,
shmuck (Yiddish) a jerk
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jerk - raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms |
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weightlift,
weightlifting bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
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clean,
clean and jerk a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
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jerk - (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration |
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rate amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
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mechanics the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
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jerk - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" |
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twitch |
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jerk,
twitch throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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jerk - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" |
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flick |
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force,
push impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
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