Jerk and Take

Jerk

Jerk verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.

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

Take

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

Jerk and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jerk" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

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

care jerk care take care
action jerk action take action
people jerk people take people
advantage jerk advantage take advantage
Other words: time, way.

Both words in one sentence

  • Let's Just Be Friends She thought he was going to apologize for being a jerk and doesn't take it very well.
  • Film / Girls Town Jerk Ass: Fred, who is willing to force an underaged girl out of the country so his Dad won't take his car.
  • 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.
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