sudden+pull

  • 11hoiking — hɔɪk n. yank, strong sudden pull; sudden sharp lift; shout used in hunting to encourage hound dogs to move faster v. pull or move with a sudden jerking motion; lift up suddenly; yank …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12hoiks — hɔɪk n. yank, strong sudden pull; sudden sharp lift; shout used in hunting to encourage hound dogs to move faster v. pull or move with a sudden jerking motion; lift up suddenly; yank …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 13jerk — dÊ’Éœrk /dʒɜːk n. jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular spasm; idiot, annoying person (Slang) v. push or pull suddenly; move or cause to move in a sharp an sudden manner, move in a jolting manner; work at a soda fountain;… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 14jerked — adj. jolted; thrown quickly and suddenly; relating to a manner of barbecuing meat that has been spiced and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree; fooled, tricked dÊ’Éœrk /dʒɜːk n. jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular… …

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  • 15jerks — n. chorea, any form of tic (Medicine) dÊ’Éœrk /dʒɜːk n. jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular spasm; idiot, annoying person (Slang) v. push or pull suddenly; move or cause to move in a sharp an sudden manner, move in a… …

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  • 16twitch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gizwickan to pinch Date: 14th century transitive verb to move or pull with a sudden motion ; jerk intransitive verb 1. pull, pluck …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17twitch — [[t]twɪtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck 2) to jerk rapidly 3) to move (a part of the body) with a sudden, jerking motion 4) to pinch or pull at sharply and painfully; give a smarting pinch to; nip 5) to move… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18twitch´ing|ly — twitch «twihch», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to move with a quick jerk: »The child s mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 2. to pull with a sudden tug or jerk; pull (at): »She twitched the curtain aside. –n. 1. a slight, involuntary… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19twitch´er — twitch «twihch», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to move with a quick jerk: »The child s mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 2. to pull with a sudden tug or jerk; pull (at): »She twitched the curtain aside. –n. 1. a slight, involuntary… …

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  • 20pluck — v 1. pull, pull off, pull out, draw, draw out, withdraw, remove, extract, take out; collect, gather, gather or get in, cull, glean; harvest, reap, crop, pick, cut. 2. tug, tug at, pull, pull at, hitch, hitch up, hike, hike up; twitch, vellicate,… …

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