jerk

jerk
01. The truck came to a stop with a sudden [jerk].
02. The teacher grabbed the young boy by the shirt, and [jerked] him up out of his chair.
03. The policeman indicated a chair to sit in with a [jerk] of his head.
04. The car moved [jerkily] forward, and then came to a stop.
05. My boss is a total [jerk]; he gets mad for nothing, and always blames everyone else for his own mistakes.
06. If you feel a fish bite the line, give the rod a quick [jerk] to set the hook in its mouth.
07. Some [jerk] at the nightclub kept asking my girlfriend to dance and the guy wouldn't give up.
08. He [jerked] his head around when he heard his father angrily shouting at him.
09. The young boy [jerked] his fishing pole upwards when he felt something bite, in order to set the hook in the fish's mouth.
10. Her boyfriend is a real [jerk]; he's always making comments about her weight.
11. H. Allen Smith once said, "On Monday mornings, I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created [jerks]."
12. Jean Rhys once said that age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of [jerks].
13. Marly dove off the high diving board, and when he hit the water, the force [jerked] his head back, and injured his neck.
14. I felt a [jerk] on my fishing line - I had caught a salmon!
15. E. L. Kersten once joked that it is best to avoid standing directly between a competitive [jerk] and his goals.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • jerk — jerk …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • jerk — [ (d)ʒɛrk ] n. m. • 1965; mot angl. « secousse » ♦ Anglic. Danse moderne qui consiste à imprimer des secousses rythmées à tout le corps (tête et bras compris), comme si l on entrait en transes. V. intr. <conjug. : 1> JERKER [ (d)ʒɛrke ]. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • jerk´i|ly — jerk|y1 «JUR kee», adjective, jerk|i|er, jerk|i|est. with sudden starts and stops; with jerks; spasmodic. SYNONYM(S): convulsive. ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

  • jerk|y — jerk|y1 «JUR kee», adjective, jerk|i|er, jerk|i|est. with sudden starts and stops; with jerks; spasmodic. SYNONYM(S): convulsive. ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jerk — Jerk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jerked} (j[ e]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jerking}.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a measure.] [1913 Webster] 1. To beat; to strike. [Obs.] Florio. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jerk — Jerk, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. [1913 Webster] His jade gave him a jerk. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden start or spring. [1913 Webster] Lobsters . . . swim backwards by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jerk — jerk·er; jerk·i·ly; jerk·i·ness; jerk·ing·ly; jerk; …   English syllables

  • jerk — jerk1 [jʉrk] vt. [var. of archaic yerk < ?] 1. to pull, twist, push, thrust, or throw with a sudden, sharp movement ☆ 2. [Old Informal] to make and serve (ice cream sodas) vi. 1. to move with a jerk or in jerks 2. to twitch n …   English World dictionary

  • 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) move… …   English terms dictionary

  • Jerk — (j[ e]rk), v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef. See {Charqui}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jerk — bezeichnet einen kinematischen Begriff, siehe Ruck eine Fleischzubereitung, siehe Beef Jerky Würzmischungen der kreolischen Küche, siehe Jerk Würzmischung einen Rap Tanz aus Los Angeles, siehe Jerk (Raptanz) plötzliche Änderung in der säkularen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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