# jick

> English word · Verb · IPA /d͡ʒɪk/

## Definitions
1. To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.
2. To tug quickly, jerk.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Probably a variant of juke (“to duck, evade, elude”). Compare also jink.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jick