Definition of jerk

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"Jerk (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off..

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Jerking :: Jerking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jer.
Flirt :: Flirt (n.) A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like..
Shy :: Shy (v. t.) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper..
Fillip :: Fillip (n.) A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
Wiggle :: Wiggle (v. t.) To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water..
Jerky :: "Jerky (a.) Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style..
Toss :: Toss (n.) A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball..
Yerk :: Yerk (v. i.) To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.
Bob :: Bob (n.) To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob..
Flounce :: Flounce (n.) The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body..
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) One who jerks or moves with a jerk.
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts..
Jerked :: Jerked (imp. & p. p.) of Jer.
Wagtail :: Wagtail (n.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name..
Yank :: Yank (v. t.) To twitch; to jerk.
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
Twitch :: Twitch (v. t.) To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes..
Switchel :: Switch (v. i.) To walk with a jerk.
Jolt :: "Jolt (n.) A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground..
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