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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Ebrillade :: Ebrillade (n.) A bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he refuses to turn..
Yank :: Yank (v. t.) To twitch; to jerk.
Charqui :: Charqui (n.) Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun.
Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head..
Dangle :: Dangle (v. i.) To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion..
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..
Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
Yerk :: Yerk (v. i.) To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
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..
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..
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..
Jerkinhead :: "Jerkinhead (n.) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable..
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..
Skipper :: Skipper (n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight..
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
Jerker :: Jerker (n.) One who jerks or moves with a jerk.
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