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Twitch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Twitch? [n] a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [v] make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" [v] move or pull with a sudden motion [v] squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [v] move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" [v] toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air Synonyms \| Synonyms for Twitch: flip \| jerk \| jerk \| nip \| pinch \| squeeze \| tweet \| twinge \| twitching \| vellication Related Terms \| Find terms related to Twitch: See Also \| blepharism \| cramp \| draw \| fasciculation \| fibrillate \| fibrillation \| force \| grip \| move \| move involuntarily \| move reflexively \| muscle spasm \| pull \| skitter \| spasm \| tic \| tweak Twitch In Webster's Dictionary \Twitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twitching}.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian; akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a hook twitcher, LG. twikken to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf. {Tweak}.] To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes. Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope. \Twitch\, n. 1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. 2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side. 3. (Far.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation. --J. H. Walsh.

Twitch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Twitch?

[n] a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
[v] make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"
[v] move or pull with a sudden motion
[v] squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
[v] move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"
[v] toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

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Twitch In Webster's Dictionary

\Twitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twitching}.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian;
akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a
hook twitcher, LG. twikken to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf.
{Tweak}.]
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick
motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch
a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of
grapes.

      Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope.


\Twitch\, n.
1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden,
   quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.

2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a
   simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a
   twitch in the side.

3. (Far.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes
   a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or
   an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression
   is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet
   during a slight surgical operation. --J. H. Walsh.

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