Jerk
Jerk verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.
Usage example: the car jerked with every shift of the gear
Rock
Rock verb - To make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions.
Usage example: the boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old jerk | old rock |
| original | original jerk | original rock |
| loud | loud jerk | loud rock |
| real | real jerk | real rock |
| Other adjectives: big, enormous, huge, cold. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Feeling followed Feeling tagged Crossing water Trying to wipe my tracks And there's some little jerk in the FBI A keepin' papers on me six feet high Shout-Out: The Simpsons: In "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" Homer enlists in a rock summer camp lead by various famous rock stars.
Source: Music / It's Only Rock 'N' Roll -
Jerk Ass: Todd Ingram is very insensitive towards people, claiming that because he is a rock star, he is better than other people.
Source: Comic Book / Scott Pilgrim - When his rock hero insults his wife, son, and granddaughter all at once, he gives the jerk a guitar to the back of the noggin.
Source: Action Dad / Live-Action TV
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