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  • 71jerk — n 1. yank, pull, tug; twist, tweak, twitch, pluck, twang, nip, pinch. 2. start, lurch, bolt, quick or sudden movement; thrust, push, shove; jolt, bump, jog, jounce, bounce, joggle, jostle. 3. the jerks U.S. spasms, convulsions, fit, Pathol.… …

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  • 72jounce — v 1. bounce, bob, Inf. bobble; joggle, jiggle, jerk, jostle, bump; jolt, jar, shock; quake, vibrate, tremble, move up and down. n 2. bounce, bob, bobble; joggle, jiggle, jerk, jostle, bump; jolt, jar, shock; quake, vibration, tremor, trembling …

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  • 73jump — v 1. spring, leap, hop, vault, bound, buck, pounce; skip, caper, Inf. hippety hop, leapfrog; frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, bob, bounce; high jump, broad jump, pole vault; upleap, upswing, caracole, curvet, gambado. 2. rise up, scart, start up,… …

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  • 74nudge — v 1. elbow, poke, jog, jab, dig, prod; bump, push, jostle; touch, kick, prompt. n 2. elbow, elbow in the ribs, prod, poke, jab, dig; push, bump, jostle; kick, prompt …

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  • 75push — v 1. propel, move, actuate, get going, set in motion; drive, trundle, wheel, roll; shove, thrust, pole, stick. 2. press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, Inf. elbow or shoulder one s way; bulldoze, ram, butt, bunt; crowd, pack,… …

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  • 76shove — v 1. push, propel, move; thrust, pole, stick; drive, trundle, wheel, roll. 2. jostle, jolt, jog, shoulder, bump into, knock against; press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, elbow, elbow one s way, fight one s way, force one s way;… …

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  • 77hustle — hus•tle [[t]ˈhʌs əl[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to proceed or work rapidly or energetically 2) to push or force one s way; jostle or shove 3) to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings 4) sts Slang. to earn one s living by… …

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  • 78elbow — /ˈɛlboʊ / (say elboh) noun 1. the bend or joint of the arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. something bent like the elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. –verb (t) 3. to push with or as with the elbow;… …

  • 79joust — [13] The underlying meaning of joust is simply an ‘encounter’. The word came from Old French juster, which originally meant ‘bring together’, and hence by extension ‘join battle’ and ‘fight on horse back’. The Old French verb goes back to Vulgar… …

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  • 80jus|tle — «JUHS uhl», transitive verb, intransitive verb, tled, tling, noun. = jostle. (Cf. ↑jostle) …

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