Difference between Hitch and Jerk

What is the difference between Hitch and Jerk?

Hitch as a noun is a sudden pull. while Jerk as a noun is a sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.

Hitch

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sudden pull. A noose or knot as used by sailors. A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer. A problem, delay or source of difficulty. A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch. A term generally referring to a period of time in which a person works offshore before returning back to mainland.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pull with a jerk. To attach, tie or fasten. To marry, especially to get hitched. contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.

Jerk

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable, and often not very intelligent.The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.A rich, spicy Jamaican marinadeMeat cured by jerking; charqui.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.To masturbate.To beat, to hit.To throw.To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.

Example sentence: You're either humble or you're not. If you were a jerk before the fame, you just become a jerk with a bigger spotlight. Whoever you are really comes through.

We hope you now know whether to use Hitch or Jerk in your sentence.

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