Move+with+a+jerk

  • 31twitches — twɪtʃ n. spasm, twinge, jerk, pull v. jerk or pull suddenly; move with a jerk; have convulsions …

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  • 32twitching — twɪtʃ n. spasm, twinge, jerk, pull v. jerk or pull suddenly; move with a jerk; have convulsions …

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  • 33jog — (v.) 1540s, to shake up and down, perhaps altered from M.E. shoggen to shake, jolt, move with a jerk (late 14c.), of uncertain origin. Meanings shake, stir up by hint or push, and walk or ride with a jolting pace are from 16c. The main modern… …

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  • 34bob — I. v. a. 1. Move with a jerk. 2. Strike (suddenly and lightly), rap, knock. 3. Clip, cut short. 4. (Rare.) Steal, purloin, rob, pilfer, filch, cabbage, get by fraud. II. v. n. 1. Play back …

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  • 35jag — jag1 jagless, adj. /jag/, n., v., jagged, jagging. n. 1. a sharp projection on an edge or surface. v.t. 2. to cut or slash, esp. in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in. v.i. 3. to move with a jerk; jog.… …

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  • 36jag — I [[t]dʒæg[/t]] n. v. jagged, jag•ging 1) a sharp projection on an edge or surface 2) to cut or slash, esp. in points or pendants along the edge 3) to move with a jerk; jog • Etymology: 1350–1400; late ME; of obscure orig. jag′less, adj. II jag… …

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  • 37jerker — jerk ► NOUN 1) a quick, sharp, sudden movement. 2) Weightlifting the raising of a barbell above the head from shoulder level by an abrupt straightening of the arms and legs. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a contemptibly foolish person. ► VERB 1)… …

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  • 38Kinematics — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …

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  • 39wrench — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. twist, wring; yank, pull; extort, wrest, snatch; sprain, strain, dislocate; distort. n. monkey wrench, spanner; twist, yank, etc. See extraction, disjunction, retention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …

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  • 40twitch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. jerk, writhe, shake, pull; tug, vellicate; pinch, squeeze; twinge. See traction, excitability, pain. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jerk, tic, twinge, spasm; see fit 1 . v. 1. [To pluck] Syn. pull, tug,… …

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