jerk - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a sudden abrupt pull

Synonyms

• jerk
• tug

More generic

• pull
• pulling

Noun

an abrupt spasmodic movement

Synonyms

• jerk
• jerking
• jolt
• saccade

More generic

• motility
• motion
• move
• movement

Noun

raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

Synonyms

• jerk

More generic

• weightlift
• weightlifting

Related

• clean
• clean and jerk

Noun

meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

Synonyms

• jerk
• jerked meat
• jerky

More generic

• meat

More specific

• beef jerky
• biltong

Noun

a dull stupid fatuous person

Synonyms

• dork
• jerk

More generic

• misfit

More specific

• schmo
• schmuck
• shmo
• shmuck

Noun

(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

Synonyms

• jerk

More generic

• rate

Verb

make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

Synonyms

• jerk
• twitch

More generic

• move involuntarily
• move reflexively

More specific

• fibrillate

Related

• jerk
• twitch

Verb

throw or toss with a quick motion

Synonyms

• flick
• jerk

More generic

• force
• push

Verb

pull, or move with a sudden movement

Synonyms

• jerk
• yank

More generic

• draw
• pull

Verb

jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

Synonyms

• buck
• hitch
• jerk

More generic

• move

Verb

move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

Synonyms

• jerk
• twitch

More generic

• move

Related

• jerk
• twitch

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