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jerk
noun as in a lurching move
noun as in contemptibly foolish person
verb as in move with lurch
Example Sentences
Who doesn’t love seeing Ken Marino be a jerk, Jason Lee portray another loser or Bronson Pinchot do his "loopy foreigner" act again, only this time as a chef from a real country?
“The entirety of the X2 ride was extremely rough and jerked its riders around like rag dolls,” according to the complaint.
We get hints that Paul’s previous self was a louse, but Holland’s smile is so soft that it’s hard to believe he was ever a nasty, selfish jerk.
In this case, he says, “Isaac didn’t handle the situation well with Hamilton, but he had a leg to stand on. So the story was helped by Hamilton being a bit of a jerk.”
Seizures affect people in different ways - symptoms include jerking and shaking, becoming stiff and losing awareness - and can mean regular visits to accident-and-emergency units.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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