I.
noun
1 sudden movement
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick , sharp , sudden , violent
VERB + JERK
▪ give
▪
His thigh muscle gave a sudden ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~ of
▪
She answered with a ~ of her head.
2 ( informal ) stupid person
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , real , total
▪ stupid
▪ arrogant , conceited , egotistical , pompous , self-centred/self-centered , selfish
▪ insensitive , macho
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ abruptly , suddenly
▪ sharply , violently
▪ convulsively , spasmodically
▪ instinctively
▪
She ~ed her hand back instinctively.
▪ away , back , backwards/backward , downwards/downward , forward , sideways , up , upright , upwards/upward
▪
She suddenly ~ed her hand away.
▪
His head ~ed up.
PHRASES
▪ ~ awake
▪
The train stopped and she ~ed awake.
▪ ~ sth open
▪
He ~ed the door open.
▪ ~ to a halt , ~ to a stop
▪
The bus ~ed to a stop.
Jerk is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hand , ↑ head , ↑ train
Jerk is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ head , ↑ thumb