motion vs jerk

motion and jerk both are nouns.

motion and jerk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
jerk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, jerk is a hyponym of motion; that is, jerk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:

motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
jerk: an abrupt spasmodic movement

Other hyponyms of motion include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.

motion (noun)	jerk (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	an abrupt spasmodic movement
the act of changing location from one place to another	a sudden abrupt pull
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something	a dull stupid fatuous person
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object	(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
a state of change

motion (verb)	jerk (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
	throw or toss with a quick motion
	pull, or move with a sudden movement
	move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
	jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

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