Definition of twitch

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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..

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Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
Chorea :: Chorea (n.) St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
Twitching :: Twitching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twitc.
Vellicate :: Vellicate (v. t.) To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.
Twinge :: Twinge (v. i.) To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
Fibrillar :: Fibrillar (a.) Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers; as, fibrillar twitchings..
Twitch :: 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..
Twig :: Twig (v. t.) To twitch; to pull; to tweak.
Twighte :: Twighte () imp. of Twitch.
Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..
Pluck :: Pluck (v. i.) To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown..
Pluck :: Pluck (v. t.) Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes..
Twinge :: Twinge (n.) A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
Twight :: Twight () p. p. of Twitch.
Vellicative :: Vellicative (a.) Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication..
Saccade :: Saccade (n.) A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull..
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side..
Stringiness :: Stringhalt (n.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock..
Tweak :: Tweak (v. t.) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose..
Start :: Start (n.) A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort..
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