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English noun: jerk | |||
| 1. | jerk (person) a dull stupid fatuous person | ||
| Synonyms | dork | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misfit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | schmo, schmuck, shmo, shmuck | ||
| 2. | jerk (act) an abrupt spasmodic movement | ||
| Synonyms | jerking, jolt, saccade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
| 3. | jerk (time) (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rate | ||
| Domain category | mechanics | ||
| 4. | jerk (food) meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun | ||
| Synonyms | jerked meat, jerky | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beef jerky, biltong | ||
| 5. | jerk (act) raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weightlift, weightlifting | ||
| Part meronym | clean, clean and jerk | ||
| 6. | jerk (act) a sudden abrupt pull | ||
| Synonyms | tug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pull, pulling | ||
English verb: jerk | |||
| 1. | jerk (contact) pull, or move with a sudden movement | ||
| Samples | He turned the handle and jerked the door open. | ||
| Synonyms | yank | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
| 2. | jerk (motion) move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions | ||
| Samples | The patient's legs were jerkings. | ||
| Synonyms | twitch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Verb group | jerk, twitch | ||
| 3. | jerk (body) make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion | ||
| Samples | His face is twitching. | ||
| Synonyms | twitch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move involuntarily, move reflexively | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fibrillate | ||
| Verb group | jerk, twitch | ||
| 4. | jerk (motion) jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched | ||
| Samples | The yung filly bucked. | ||
| Synonyms | buck, hitch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 5. | jerk (contact) throw or toss with a quick motion | ||
| Samples | Flick a piece of paper across the table. Jerk his head. | ||
| Synonyms | flick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, push | ||
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