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bob1 |
to jerk down and up or nod rapidly. [1/4 definitions] |
dork |
(slang) an insulting term for a person, usually a male, who acts in an uncaring way toward others; jerk. [1/2 definitions] |
hitch1 |
to pull with a quick jerk (usually followed by "up"). [2/6 definitions] |
jolt |
to shake up or cause to move with a jerk. [2/4 definitions] |
jump |
to move or jerk suddenly; start. [2/11 definitions] |
lurch1 |
a sudden jerk or unsteady movement; stagger. [1/4 definitions] |
pitch1 |
to rock or jerk suddenly or forcefully from one side or end to the other; lurch. [1/23 definitions] |
stringhalt |
a nerve disorder of horses that causes one or both hind legs to jerk or flex spasmodically at a walk. |
tweak |
a sudden twisting pinch or jerk. [1/4 definitions] |
twitch |
to move or pull with a quick, sudden motion; jerk. [1/3 definitions] |
water ouzel |
any of several small, stocky, aquatic birds, related to the thrushes, that feed on the bottom of swift-moving streams and display a characteristic jerk of the body when walking. |
wrench |
to twist, jerk, or pull (something) with force so that it splits or moves freely. [1/5 definitions] |
yank |
(informal) to pull or take out suddenly; jerk. [2 definitions] |
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