Related / Similar Words:
tug, jerking, jolt, dork, rate of acceleration, twitch, flick, yank, buck, hitch Definition: a sudden abrupt pull;an abrupt spasmodic movement;a dull stupid fatuous person;(mechanics) the rate of change of velocity;make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching";throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head";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";move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient''s legs were jerkings"; Hyponyms: schmuck, shmuck, schmo, shmo, fibrillate Grouped Verbs: twitch Derivational Morphology:
twitch, yank, tug, jolt, jar, flick, buck, hitch, jerking, twitching, vellication, yanker, jerker
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