Jerk and Pace

Jerk

Jerk verb - To make jerky or restless movements.
Usage example: you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident

Pace and jerk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pace" instead a verb "Jerk".

Pace

Pace verb - To move along with a steady regular step especially in a group.

Jerk and pace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jerk" instead a verb "Pace".

Nearby Words: paced, pacing, pacer

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

original original jerk original pace

Common collocations

points jerk points pace points

Both words in one sentence

  • Danny DeVito is usually cast as Jerkass or Jerk with a Heart of Gold characters, so seeing him play Andy Kaufman's friendly, grounded-in-reality agent George Shapiro in Man on the Moon is an interesting change of pace.
  • Arguably, the only reason Avarian doesn't invoke Jerk Sue is because he is undergoing Character Development, albeit at an absolutely glacial pace.
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