Definition of twitch Twitch
/twɪˈʧ/ - [twich] - twitch
We found 21 definitions of twitch from 6 different sources.
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What does twitch mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: twitches |
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| twitch - a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition | ||
| twitching, vellication | ||
| muscle spasm, spasm, cramp (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | ||
| tic a local and habitual twitching especially in the face | ||
| blepharism condition in which a person blinks continuously | ||
| fibrillation act or process of forming fibrils | ||
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| twitch - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" | ||
| jerk | ||
| move involuntarily, move reflexively move in an uncontrolled manner | ||
| fibrillate make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; "His heart fibrillated and he died" | ||
| jerk, twitch throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" | ||
| twitch - move or pull with a sudden motion | ||
| force, pull, draw impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | ||
| skitter twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water | ||
| twitch - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" | ||
| jerk | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| twitch - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" | ||
| pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip | ||
| grip hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" | ||
| goose give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car" | ||
| tweak pinch or squeeze sharply | ||
| twitch - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air | ||
| flip | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- twitch (Noun)
A brief, small sometimes involuntary movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. - twitch (Noun)
Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one. - twitch (Noun)
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 and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery. - twitch (Noun)
couch grass , a species of grass, often considered as a weed. - twitch (Verb)
To perform a twitch; spasm. - twitch (Verb)
To jerk sharply and briefly. - twitch (Verb)
To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- twitch (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. - twitch (n.)
The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. - twitch (n.)
A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side. - twitch (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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twitch
To make a sudden uncontrolled movement. -
twitch
Involuntary, spasmodic movement of a muscle.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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twitch
twich, v.t. to pull with a sudden jerk: to pluck: to snatch.—v.i. to be suddenly jerked: to move spasmodically: to carp, sneer.—n. a sudden, quick pull: a spasmodic contraction of the muscles: a loop fixed to a stick for fixing on the upper lip of a refractory horse during shoeing, &c.: the sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.—ns. Twitch′er; Twitch′ing. [A.S. twiccian, to pluck; Ger. zwicken.]
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