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jerk

English

🔊 an abrupt spasmodic movement
🔊 raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
🔊 a dull stupid fatuous person
🔊 (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
🔊 a sudden abrupt pull
🔊 meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
🔊 throw or toss with a quick motion
“flick a piece of paper across the table”
🔊 move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
“The patient's legs were jerkings”
🔊 make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
“his face is twitching”
🔊 pull, or move with a sudden movement
“He turned the handle and jerked the door open”
🔊 jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
“the yung filly bucked”