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ryck — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • caprice noun A sudden, impulsive change of mind or behavior with no clear reason.
  • jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
  • jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
  • pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
  • start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
  • wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
  • yank verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.

Senses

ryck is used for these senses in English:

  • caprice An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
  • jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
  • jolt An act of jolting.
  • pull (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
  • start A sudden involuntary movement.
  • wrench A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. [from 16th c.]
  • yank A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

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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