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A jerk or twitch.

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Broader term 3

American 76% connected

Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Federal 76% connected

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between…

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Jerk 74% connected

To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Jerk 74% connected

To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tug 74% connected

To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tug 74% connected

To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Jerk 92% connected

To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Northerner 92% connected

One born or living in the north.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Yankee 92% connected

A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern S…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Yankee-Doodle 92% connected

The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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