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Noun
S:
(n)
jerk
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jerking
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jolt
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saccade
(an abrupt spasmodic movement)
Verb
S:
(v)
yank
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jerk
(pull, or move with a sudden movement)
"He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
S:
(v)
jerk
,
twitch
(move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions)
"The patient's legs were jerkings"
S:
(v)
twitch
,
jerk
(make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion)
"his face is twitching"
S:
(v)
buck
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jerk
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hitch
(jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched)
"the yung filly bucked"
S:
(v)
jerk
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flick
(throw or toss with a quick motion)
"flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
arrhythmic
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jerking
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jerky
(lacking a steady rhythm)
"an arrhythmic heartbeat"