KNEE JERK REACTION

Meaning of KNEE JERK REACTION in English

automatic reaction or response to something; reaction occurring without thought

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

KNEE-JERK REACTION — See ↑ THINK 6
Longman Activator English vocab
KNEE-JERK REACTION — коленный рефлекс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEE-JERK REACTION — коленный рефлекс
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KNEE-JERK REACTION — коленный рефлекс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KNEE-JERK REACTION — коленный рефлекс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KNEE-JERK REACTION — 1) автоматическая, всегда одинаковая реакция; 2) высказывание мнения до того, как изучена проблема.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
KNEE-JERK REACTION — коленный рефлекс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
REACTION — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) chain reaction chemical reaction photochemical reaction reaction rate reaction heat of {{link=Thermidorian Reaction">Thermidorian Reaction
Английский словарь Британика
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English kne, knee, from Old English cnēow, cnēo; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JERK — I. ˈjərk, -ə̄k, -əik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably alter of yerk transitive verb 1. obsolete : to strike …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REACTION — rē+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin reaction-, reactio, from reactus (past participle of reagere to react) + Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEE — (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE — (n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when …
Английский словарь Webster
JERK — (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk …
Английский словарь Webster
JERK — ( v. t. ) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — /nee/ , n. , v. , kneed, kneeing . n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JERK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — v. touch the knee; strike the knee; strengthen with a knee-shaped brace (Construction)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo knee, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REACTION — add. ·noun a regular or characteristic response to a stimulation of the nerves. 2. reaction ·noun backward tendency or movement …
Webster English vocab
KNEE — vt to supplicate by kneeling. 2. knee ·noun in man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. 3. …
Webster English vocab
JERK — noun a sudden start or spring. 2. jerk ·vi to flout with contempt. 3. jerk ·vi to make a sudden …
Webster English vocab
KNEE — [knee] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE cneow; akin to OHG kneo knee, L genu, Gk gony] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JERK — [jerk] n [prob. alter. of yerk] (1575) 1: a single quick motion of short duration 2. a: jolting, bouncing, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEE — hinge joint that is formed by the meeting of the thigh bone (femur) and the larger bone (tibia) of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNEE — knee BrE AmE niː ▷ kneed niːd (= need) ▷ kneeing ˈniː ɪŋ ▷ knees niːz ▶ ˈ knee ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REACTION — / riˈækʃn; NAmE / noun TO EVENT / SITUATION 1. [ C , U ] reaction (to sb/sth) what you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — / niː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the joint between the top and bottom parts of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JERK — / dʒɜːk; NAmE dʒɜːrk/ verb , noun ■ verb [usually + adv. / prep. ] to move or to make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REACTION — re ‧ ac ‧ tion S2 W2 AC /riˈækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE — I. knee 1 S2 W2 /niː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cneow ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JERK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JERK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNEE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JERK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Oxford English vocab
JERK
Oxford English vocab
REACTION — ( reactions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your reaction to something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — ( knees, kneeing, kneed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your knee …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JERK — ( jerks, jerking, jerked) 1. If you jerk something or someone in a particular direction, or they jerk in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REACTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES allergic reaction ▪ an allergic reaction to nuts chain reaction ▪ A sudden drop on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNEE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knee/heart/stomach etc operation ▪ He is almost back to full fitness after a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JERK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB around ▪ She jerked around and the wire stretched a little, but that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REACTION — [noun] [C]A reaction is behaviour, a feeling or an action that is a direct result of something else.I love to …
Cambridge English vocab
KNEE — [noun] [C] - the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bendThe baby was crawling around on its …
Cambridge English vocab
JERK — (PERSON), US also jerk-off [noun] [C] [slang] - a stupid person, esp. a manYou stupid jerk! You've just spilled beer …
Cambridge English vocab
REACTION — n. chain reaction chemical reaction photochemical reaction polymerase chain reaction reaction rate reaction heat of Thermidorian Reaction
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REACTION — Synonyms and related words : Bourbonism, Toryism, acknowledgment, action and reaction, aeromotor, affect, affection, answer, answering, antagonism, antipathy, antiphon, assumption, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
REACTION — noun 1 response ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme , strong , violent ▪ favourable/favorable , positive ▪ adverse , hostile , negative …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNEE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ bony , knobbly , knobby ( esp. AmE ) ▪ bare ▪ bent …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
JERK — I. noun 1 sudden movement ADJECTIVE ▪ quick , sharp , sudden , violent VERB + JERK ▪ give ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
JERK — n. 25B6; noun she gave the reins a jerk : YANK, tug, pull, wrench, tweak, twitch. he let the clutch …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
REACTION — n. 1 response, reply, answer, effect, feedback Did you get any reaction when you told her I had been arrested? …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JERK — v. 1 yank, wrench, pluck, nip, tug, twist, tweak I jerked the dagger out of his hand, leaving him defenceless …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
REACTION — I сущ. 1) реакция а) реагирование, отклик (to - на что-л.) to cause, trigger a reaction ≈ вызывать реакцию to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEE — 1. сущ. 1) колено on bended knee (s) ≈ на коленях; перен. униженно up to one's knees ≈ по колено …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JERK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REACTION — reaction.ogg _I rıʹækʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> реакция, реагирование the reaction of eye to light - реакция /реагирование/ глаза на свет …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNEE — knee.ogg 1. ni: n 1. 1> колено feeble knees - слабые колени on one's (bended) knees - а) на коленях; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JERK
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REACTION — 1) (химическая) реакция 2) реакция, противодействие; обратное действие 3) ядерная реакция 4) положительная обратная связь 5) охр. реакция организма на …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KNEE — 1) колено 2) подкос; полураскос 3) мор. кница 4) излом ( характеристической кривой ) • - beam knee - bilge …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
REACTION — 1) (химическая) реакция 2) реакция, противодействие; обратное действие 3) ядерная реакция 4) положительная обратная связь 5) охр. реакция организма на среду обитания • - acid reaction - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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