Jargon Journal: Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Match the following

• wrench

• to twist something with a sudden jerk

• hesitate

• to force something into a small space

• wedge

• to pause or stop for a bit before doing something

• ponder

• to think a lot about something

We tried to ​ (a)   open the tight lid on the jar.

• wrench
• wedge
• ponder
• hesitate

They had to turn the couch to ​ (a)   it through the door.

• wedge
• wrench
• ponder
• hesitate

He ​ (a)   what children do at school in China.

• pondered
• wrenched
• wedged
• hesitated

She ​ (a)   at the top of the slide because she was nervous.

• hesitated
• wrenched
• wedged
• pondered

You ______ if you think a lot about something.

• ponder

• wrench

• hesitate

• wedge

To twist something with a sudden jerk is to ______ it.

• ponder

• wrench

• hesitate

• wedge

If you stop for a bit before doing something, you ________.

• ponder

• wrench

• hesitate

• wedge

When you force something into a small space, you _____ it.

• ponder

• wrench

• hesitate

• wedge

I pushed hard to ​ (a)   the binder into my full backpack.

• wedge
• hesitate
• ponder
• wrench