jerkedOverview of verb jerk 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") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |