Definition of jerk

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"Jerk (v. t.) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone..

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Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) One who jerks or moves with a jerk.
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..
Yank :: Yank (v. t.) To twitch; to jerk.
Jerking :: "Jerking (n.) The act of pulling, pushing, or throwing, with a jerk..
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..
Shy :: Shy (v. t.) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper..
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) A North American river chub (Hybopsis biguttatus).
Switchel :: Switch (v. i.) To walk with a jerk.
Capriole :: Capriole (v. i.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
Bob :: Bob (n.) To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob..
Bob :: Bob (n.) A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head..
Yank :: Yank (n.) A jerk or twitch.
Yerk :: Yerk (n.) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Jerk :: Jerk (v. t.) To beat; to strike.
Jerk :: "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..
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..
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve..
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