Beat
Jerk
Jerk verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.
Usage example: the car jerked with every shift of the gear
How words are described
| old | old beat | old jerk |
| nice | nice beat | nice jerk |
| original | original beat | original jerk |
| loud | loud beat | loud jerk |
| Other adjectives: huge, little, horrible, major, general, creepy. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Bram And Alice: Subverted Trope: There was one episode of this short-lived sitcom which has Bram having the "jerk" who beat him in poker earlier taking Alice out to a jazz concert.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Lex, who used to have a Hair-Trigger Temper and beat people up, but only as a result of being a Grim.
Source: Literature / Croak - Dean calls Garner out on his behavior with a veiled hint that if Garner doesn't stop being such a jerk, Dean will beat the crap out of him.
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