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err vi to make mistakes; do wrong, e.g. To err is human.
5. cash n ready money, e.g. The shopkeeper wanted the man to pay cash.
6. jerk vt/i to push, pul
l
or move suddenly, e.g. The door jerked open. The boy jerked the fish
out of the water.
jerk n a sudden quick pu
l
l or push, spasmodic movement, e.g. The old car started with a je
r
k.
The train made a jerk and stopped; physical jerks (coll.) physical exercises, e.g. Do you do your
physical jerks regularly?
jerky adj with sudden stops and starts, e.g. He walked down the street in a queer jerky way.
7. shove vt/i to push vigorously or roughly, e.g. Then he shoved the door open and walked in.
The fisherman shoved the boat into the water.
shove n a vigorous push, e.g. Fred gave th
e
boat a shove which sent it far out into the water.
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.
abrupt adj 1. sudden
,
quick, e.g. The road is full of abrupt turns and is dangerous for
motor-cars; 2. impolite, rough, e.g. He has a very abrupt manner. His abrupt answer surprised
everybody; 3. steep, e.g. The path was so abrupt that he had to get off his horse and walk; 4. (of a
way of thinking, speaking or writing) disconnected
,
e.g. I don't like his style, it is too abrupt.
abruptly adv in an abrupt manner, e.g. "No," said Roger abruptly, "I'm staying here."
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