Definition of jerk

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"Jerk (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts..

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Shy :: Shy (v. t.) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper..
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..
Flounce :: Flounce (n.) The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body..
Yerk :: Yerk (n.) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
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..
Charqui :: Charqui (n.) Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun.
Jerked :: Jerked (imp. & p. p.) of Jer.
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining..
Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
Jolt :: "Jolt (n.) A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground..
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded..
Jerky :: "Jerky (a.) Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style..
Ebrillade :: Ebrillade (n.) A bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he refuses to turn..
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) A beater.
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..
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) One who jerks or moves with a jerk.
Tweak :: Tweak (v. t.) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose..
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