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jerked

NOUN

foolish person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blockhead dolt dunce fool idiot imbecile

STRONG

donkey dope

WEAK

jackass nitwit numbskull simpleton twit

VERB

move with lurch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce bump fling flop hurtle jolt lug snatch thrust tug twitch wiggle wrench wriggle wring yank

STRONG

dance flick flip grab hook pluck pull quake quiver seize shiver shrug sling snag throw tweak vellicate whisk wrest

Antonyms

STRONG

be still let go release

Example Sentences

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These reflections, which have often involuntarily forced themselves on me, suddenly remind me of an expression I once heard Papa quote from some German philosopher, I think Hegel: 'Der Mensch ist das Werkzeug der Natur.'

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell