Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the English custom-house, an officer who searches vessels for unentered goods.
- noun One who jerks; one who moves something in a quick, spasmodic way; in the quotation, one who whips or lashes.
- noun One who makes quick, spasmodic motions; especially, one who suffers from involuntary spasmodic movements of the limbs or features.
- noun A cyprinoid fish, Hybopsiskentuckiensis: same as
hornyhead .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A beater.
- noun One who jerks or moves with a jerk.
- noun (Zoöl.) A North American river chub (
Hybopsis biguttatus ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A North American
river chub (Hybopsisbiguttatus ). - noun Someone or something that
jerks .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who gives a strong sudden pull
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Examples
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The tear-jerker is when his little sister tells him he has to go because that is his job – the job of a superhero; saving people’s lives and doing good.
Blue Beetle #23 – What Would Ted Kord Do? | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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The acting is good I know Cusack always brings it, but the girls, Shelan O’Keefe and Gracie Bednarczyk, were a pleasant surprise and the story isn’t a manipulative tear-jerker, which is appreciated.
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(I didn't watch this, but have it on good authority that it is a major tear-jerker.) -- Anne rs gold says, "When you play games, you really thought about the Department of your equipment w ..."
November 2009 2009
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Now for the two: The Field of Dreams clip is a tear-jerker, and from one of the two or three best baseball pictures ever; the Psycho Shower Scene is a true watershed in American filmmaking — the younger horror film watchers today, with their virtual immersion in sex and gore, simply have no true idea of the impact this scene had when it was first released.
February « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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After all, everybody loves a good tear-jerker about immigrants and promises just out of reach.
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They could do a lot with Eric. .a whole tear-jerker episode about his second “successful” suicide attempt. .funeral would be the best thing this show could do to get rid of a horrible horrible character that diminishes the whole show ..
'Gossip Girl' recap: Dan, Olivia, and Vanessa get REEEEAAAAALLLLY close | EW.com 2009
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Now for the two: The Field of Dreams clip is a tear-jerker, and from one of the two or three best baseball pictures ever; the Psycho Shower Scene is a true watershed in American filmmaking — the younger horror film watchers today, with their virtual immersion in sex and gore, simply have no true idea of the impact this scene had when it was first released.
27 « February « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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In “Love Story,” the 1970 tear jerker, the couple is shattered as Jennifer loses her battle to cancer.
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“Make Obamacare Go Away,” and appropriately, Make the World Go Away is also a tear jerker.
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In “Love Story,” the 1970 tear jerker, the couple is shattered as Jennifer loses her battle to cancer.
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