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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Yank :: Yank (v. t.) To twitch; to jerk.
Bob :: Bob (n.) To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob..
Charqui :: Charqui (n.) Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun.
Flirt :: Flirt (v. t.) To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief..
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
Jerk :: Jerk (v. i.) To flout with contempt.
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..
Skipper :: Skipper (n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight..
Flick :: Flick (v. t.) To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots..
Toss :: Toss (n.) A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball..
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) One who jerks or moves with a jerk.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; -- with into, out, up, off, and the like..
Squiralty :: Souir (v. t.) To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost.
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts..
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..
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..
Bob :: Bob (v. i.) To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything..
Fillip :: Fillip (n.) A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
Dangle :: Dangle (v. i.) To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion..
Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A male gyrfalcon.
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