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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Jerk :: Jerk (n.) A sudden start or spring.
Squiralty :: Souir (v. t.) To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head..
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
Fillip :: Fillip (n.) A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
Skipper :: Skipper (n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight..
Yerk :: Yerk (v. i.) To move a quick, jerking motion..
Jerky :: "Jerky (a.) Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style..
Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) A beater.
Ballotade :: Ballotade (v. i.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out..
Jar :: "Jar (n.) In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed..
Dangle :: Dangle (v. i.) To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
Jerk :: Jerk (v. i.) To flout with contempt.
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts..
Tweak :: Tweak (v. t.) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose..
Flounce :: Flounce (v. i.) To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure..
Bob :: Bob (v. i.) To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything..
Jolt :: "Jolt (n.) A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground..
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