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jerk

to pull sharply

Related forms: jerk · 3 words in this dictionary

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3 words

To make a short, sudden movement, or to cause something to move in this way.

Shared component: jerk · to pull sharply

Making sudden, quick, and usually uncontrolled movements

jerk+ing

Shared component: jerk · to pull sharply

A foolish, annoying, or contemptible person.

jerk+off

Shared component: jerk · to pull sharply