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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twitch  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twitch  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  twitch 
  n  :  a  sudden  spasm  especially  one  caused  by  a  nervous  condition 
  [syn:  {twitching}] 
  v  1:  make  an  uncontrolled,  short,  jerky  motion;  "his  face  is 
  twitching"  [syn:  {jerk}] 
  2:  move  with  abrupt,  seemingly  uncontrolled  motions;  "The 
  patient's  legs  were  jerkings"  [syn:  {jerk}] 
  3:  toss  with  a  sharp  movement  so  as  to  cause  to  turn  over  in 
  the  air  [syn:  {flip}] 
  4:  squeeze  tightly  between  the  fingers;  "He  pinched  her 
  behind";  "She  squeezed  the  bottle"  [syn:  {pinch},  {vellicate}, 
  {squeeze},  {twinge},  {tweet},  {nip}] 
  5:  move  or  pull  with  a  sudden  motion 




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