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Collocations for jerk - noun

1. sudden movement

ADJECTIVE

quick, sharp, sudden, violent

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VERB + jerk

give
His thigh muscle gave a sudden jerk.

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PREPOSITION

with a jerk of
She answered with a jerk of her head.

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2. (informal) stupid person

ADJECTIVE

complete, real, total
stupid
arrogant, conceited, egotistical, pompous, self-centred/self-centered, selfish
insensitive, macho

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Collocations for jerk - verb

ADVERB

abruptly, suddenly
sharply, violently
convulsively, spasmodically
instinctively
She jerked her hand back instinctively.
away, back, backwards/backward, downwards/downward, forward, sideways, up, upright, upwards/upward
She suddenly jerked her hand away.
His head jerked up.

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PHRASES

jerk awake
The train stopped and she jerked awake.
jerk sth open
He jerked the door open.
jerk to a halt, jerk to a stop
The bus jerked to a stop.

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Jerk is used with these nouns as the subject:
hand, head, train

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Jerk is used with these nouns as the object:
head, thumb

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