Word a Day
jerk
What does jerk mean?
jerk (verb): pull, or move with a sudden movement.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use jerk in a sentence?
- He turned the handle and jerked the door open. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce jerk?
/dʒɝk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of jerk?
Words related to jerk
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “jerk” mean?
pull, or move with a sudden movement
Right! That's what “jerk” means.
expose to a chance of loss or damage
Not quite: that's what risk means.
to agree; to be equal; to correspond
Not quite: that's what match means.
put an end to a state or an activity
Not quite: that's what quit means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “jerk”?
show
Not quite: show means something else.
feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
give
Not quite: give means something else.
yank
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