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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have a spasm |
| Synonyms: | beat, blink, clasp, clutch, flutter, grab, grasp, grip, jerk, jiggle, jump, kick, lug, lurch, nip, pain, palpitate, pluck, pull, seize, shiver, shudder, snap, snatch, squirm, tic, tremble, tug, twinge, vellicate, yank |
| Main Entry: | fidget |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move restlessly |
| Synonyms: | be antsy, be hyper, be nervous, be on pins and needles, be spooked, be wired, bustle, chafe, fiddle, fret, fuss, hitch, jiggle, jitter, joggle, jump, play, squirm, stir, toss, trifle, twiddle, twitch, wiggle, worry |
| Antonyms: | be still, relax, rest |
| Main Entry: | fit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seizure; sudden emotion |
| Synonyms: | access, attack, blow, bout, burst, caprice, conniption, convulsion, epileptic attack, frenzy, humor, jumps, mood, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, rage, rush, spasm, spate, spell, stroke, tantrum, throe, torrent, turn, twitch, whim, whimsy |
| Main Entry: | jerk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a lurching move |
| Synonyms: | bounce, bump, flick, flop, jolt, pull, quake, quiver, shiver, snag, thrust, tug, tweak, twitch, wiggle, wrench, wriggle, yank |
| Main Entry: | jerk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move with lurch |
| Synonyms: | bounce, bump, dance, flick, fling, flip, flop, grab, hook, hurtle, jolt, lug, pluck, pull, quake, quiver, seize, shiver, shrug, sling, snag, snatch, throw, thrust, tug, tweak, twitch, vellicate, whisk, wiggle, wrench, wrest, wriggle, wring, yank |
| Main Entry: | jiggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bounce up and down |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bob, fidget, jerk, jig, jigger, jog, joggle, shake, shimmer, shimmy, twitch, vellicate, wiggle |
| Main Entry: | jump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leap |
| Synonyms: | bob, bounce, bound, buck, canter, caper, capriole, dance, dive, drop, fall, gambade, gambol, hop, hopping, hurdle, jar, jerk, jolt, leapfrog, leapfrogging, leaping, lurch, nosedive, plummet, plunge, pounce, rise, saltation, shock, skip, skipping, spring, start, swerve, twitch, upspring, upsurge, vault, wrench |
| Main Entry: | nip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bite; take small part |
| Synonyms: | catch, clip, compress, grip, munch, nab at, nibble, pinch, sink teeth into, snag, snap*, snip, squeeze*, take a chunk out of, tweak, twinge, twitch |
| Antonyms: | gorge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drawing something with force |
| Synonyms: | cull, dislocate, drag, evolve, extract, gather, haul, heave, jerk, lug, paddle, pick, pluck, remove, rend, rip, row, schlepp, sprain, strain, stretch, take out, tear, tow, trail, truck, tug, twitch, uproot, weed*, wrench, yank |
| Antonyms: | push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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