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jerk | raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms | |
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jerk, yank | pull, or move with a sudden movement | |
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jerk, dork | a dull stupid fatuous person | |
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hitch, jerk, buck | jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched | |
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tug, jerk | a sudden abrupt pull | |
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jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade | an abrupt spasmodic movement | |
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jerk, jerky, jerked meat | meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun | |
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jerk | [in mechanics] the rate of change of acceleration | |
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jerk, twitch | move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions | |
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twitch, jerk | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion | |
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flick, jerk | throw or toss with a quick motion |