Lexic.us

Definition of Twitch

1. Verb. Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion. "His face is twitching"

2. Noun. A sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition.

3. Verb. Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions. "The patient's legs were jerkings"

4. Verb. Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air.

5. Verb. Squeeze tightly between the fingers. "They twitch the trees"; "She squeezed the bottle"

6. Verb. Move or pull with a sudden motion.

Definition of Twitch

1. v. t. 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.

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

Definition of Twitch

1. Noun. A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. ¹

2. Noun. (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one. ¹

6. Noun. couch grass, a species of grass, often considered as a weed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Twitch

1. to move or pull with a sudden motion [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Twitch

1. 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 fibres or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side. 3. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twitch

twisting in the wind twistingly twistings twistle twistles twistless twistor twistorial twistorian twistors

twists twists in the wind twistwood twisty twit twitch (current term) twitch muscle twitched twitchel twitchels

twitcher twitchers twitches twitchier twitchiest twitchily twitchiness twitching

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