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How to sign: pull, or move with a sudden movement
"He turned the handle and jerked the door open";
Similiar / Same: yank
How to sign: an abrupt spasmodic movement
Similiar / Same: jerking, jolt
Categories: motility, motion, move, movement
How to sign: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
"his face is twitching";
Similiar / Same: twitch
Categories: move involuntarily, move reflexively
Within this category: fibrillate
