jerk
Noun
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is a type of: misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstancessame as: dork
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referred to in: mechanics - the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of referenceis a type of: rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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is a type of: meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as foodsubtypes:
- beef jerky - strips of dried beef
- biltong - meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun
same as: jerked meat, jerky -
is a type of: weightlift, weightlifting - bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weightsis a part of: clean, clean and jerk - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
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is a type of: pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with yousame as: tug
Verb
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same as: yank
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsame as: twitch
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is a type of: move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled mannersubtypes: fibrillate - make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movementssame as: twitch
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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same as: flick
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