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jerk

n. the legs are bent and the arms and legs are extended so as to bring the bar to the full stretch of the arms vertically extended

jerk

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

jerk

n. (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

tug, jerk

n. a sudden abrupt pull

jerky, jerked meat, jerk

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

yank, jerk

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

jerk, flick

v. throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"

twitch, jerk

v. make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"

jerk, twitch

v. move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"

buck, jerk, hitch

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

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recoil, kick

n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

tremor, shudder

n. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

twitch, twitching, vellication

n. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

grab

n. a mechanical device for gripping an object

snap

n. a sudden breaking

wrench, twist violently

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

buck, jerk, hitch

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

tug

v. move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

snap

v. bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"

pull

v. take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

twist, twine, distort

v. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

grab, seize

v. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

heave, buckle, warp

v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver

v. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"

vault, overleap

v. jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

hike up, hitch up

v. pull up; "He hitched up his socks and pants"

tug

v. move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

yank, jerk

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

lug, tote, tug

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

shlep, schlep, pull along

v. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"

drag

v. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

tow

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

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