Jerk
Jerk verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
How words are described
| sympathetic | sympathetic jerk | sympathetic take |
| complete | complete jerk | complete take |
| original | original jerk | original take |
| sarcastic | sarcastic jerk | sarcastic take |
| Other adjectives: real, massive, big, enormous, huge, little, major, cynical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She thought he was going to apologize for being a jerk and doesn't take it very well.
Source: Let's Just Be Friends -
Jerk Ass: Fred, who is willing to force an underaged girl out of the country so his Dad won't take his car.
Source: Film / Girls Town - Take Me Instead: "Liever Dan Lief" ("Lovelier than Lovely"), in which the protagonist tells a women than she would be better off with him than the jerk she longs for.
Source: Music / Doe Maar
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