All jerk synonyms
jerk
J j verb jerk
- yank β an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
- pull β pull media
- wrench β to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
- haul β to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
- tug β to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
- bounce β When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
- bump β If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
- fling β to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- hurtle β to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- jolt β Java Open Language Toolkit
- lug β Linux User Group
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- thrust β to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
- twitch β to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
- wiggle β to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
- wriggle β to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
- wring β to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken's neck.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- flick β a motion picture.
- flip β to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- pluck β to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- quake β (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
- quiver β a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- shiver β to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- shrug β to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
- sling β an iced alcoholic drink, typically containing gin, water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice.
- snag β a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- throw β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- tweak β to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
- vellicate β to pluck; twitch.
- whisk β to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
- wrest β to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
- lurch β Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- shudder β to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- kangaroo β any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- judder β to vibrate violently: an old automobile with a clutch that judders.
- tremble β to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
noun jerk
- spasm β Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- stupid β lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- brute β If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- idiot β Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- rascal β a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- nincompoop β a fool or simpleton.
- ninny β a fool or simpleton.