Translation of "ryk" into English

For enden af de lodrette streger er der altid et lille ryk.

At the end of the downward verticals, there's always a small stroke and a hitch.

Vognen satte i gang med et ryk.

The wagon lurched forward.

P. der henviser til, at en kunstners karriere saedvanligvis sker i ryk, og at den ofte foerst tager fart efter mange aar,

P. whereas, in general, an artistic career progresses in fits and starts, often taking off only after many years,