Sudden+start

  • 51jerking — n. sudden spasmodic move; act of pulling or throwing with a jerk; act of masturbating (Vulgar Slang) dÊ’Éœrk /dʒɜːk n. jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular spasm; idiot, annoying person (Slang) v. push or pull suddenly;… …

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  • 52jerk — I. /dʒɜk / (say jerk) noun 1. a quick, sharp thrust, pull, throw, or the like; a sudden start. 2. Physiology a sudden movement of an organ or a part. 3. Weightlifting a lift in which the barbell is raised first to the shoulders, then jerked above …

  • 53shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …

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  • 54Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 05.2 Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a surgical procedure where certain portions of the sympathetic nerve trunk are destroyed. ETS is used to treat hyperhidrosis, facial blushing …

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  • 55eruption — noun 1 explosion of a volcano ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, major, massive, violent ▪ It was the biggest eruption of Vesuvius for some years. ▪ explosive …

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  • 56jerk — dÊ’Éœrk /dʒɜːk n. jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular spasm; idiot, annoying person (Slang) v. push or pull suddenly; move or cause to move in a sharp an sudden manner, move in a jolting manner; work at a soda fountain;… …

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  • 57jerked — adj. jolted; thrown quickly and suddenly; relating to a manner of barbecuing meat that has been spiced and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree; fooled, tricked dÊ’Éœrk /dʒɜːk n. jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular… …

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  • 58jerks — n. chorea, any form of tic (Medicine) dÊ’Éœrk /dʒɜːk n. jolt, jar; sudden pull, sudden start; involuntary muscular spasm; idiot, annoying person (Slang) v. push or pull suddenly; move or cause to move in a sharp an sudden manner, move in a… …

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  • 59jerk — A sudden movement of a railroad car occurring as a result of the stress produced by a sudden start or stop of the train. Foley v Boston & Maine R. Co. 193 Mass 339, 79 NE 765. A sudden moving of the body or a part of the body by an abrupt… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 60Jerk — Jerk, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. [1913 Webster] His jade gave him a jerk. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden start or spring. [1913 Webster] Lobsters . . . swim backwards by …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English