nykäys — meaning in English

English meaning

• hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• saccade noun A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
• tug verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.
• twitch noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.

Senses

nykäys is used for these senses in English:

• hitch A sudden pull.
• jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
• jerk (physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
• saccade (rare) A sudden jerking movement.
• tug A sudden powerful pull.
• twitch A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.

hitch — full definition

1. noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
2. noun A device or fitting used to attach something, such as a trailer, to a vehicle.
3. verb To fasten or attach something, especially to a vehicle.
4. verb To hitchhike; to get a ride by signaling passing vehicles.

jerk — full definition

1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

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