jerk
1. jerk, dork -- (a dull stupid fatuous person)
2. jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade -- (an abrupt spasmodic movement)
3. jerk -- ((mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration)
4. jerky, jerked meat, jerk -- (meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun)
5. jerk -- (raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms)
6. tug, jerk -- (a sudden abrupt pull)
1. yank, jerk -- (pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open")
2. jerk, twitch -- (move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings")
3. twitch, jerk -- (make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching")
4. buck, jerk, hitch -- (jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked")
5. jerk, flick -- (throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head")
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