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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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