Fall and Jerk

Fall

Fall noun - The act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

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Jerk and fall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jerk" instead the word "Fall" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Jerk noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.

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Fall and jerk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead the word "Jerk" as a noun or a verb.

old	old fall	old jerk
complete	complete fall	complete jerk
original	original fall	original jerk
nasty	nasty fall	nasty jerk
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, little, general, drunken.

people	fall people	jerk people
thanks	fall thanks	jerk thanks
number	fall number	jerk number
time	fall time	jerk time
Other words: way, head, times, moments.

Ron is a sexist, egotistical jerk for much of the movie, but he is loyal to his friends, and ultimately lets go of his sexism to fall in love with Veronica.

Source: Jerk With A Heart Of Gold / Film
However, where the Alpha Bitch uses her wiles and sex-appeal to get what she wants, the Jerk Jock usually isn't very smart and is more likely to fall back on fear of violent reprisal instead.

Source: Jerk Jock
An opening and developing canopy will jerk the skydiver upwards (actually it is sudden deceleration of the free fall, not an actual upwards jerk), resulting on sudden strain on leg harness.

Source: Groin Attack / Real Life

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