twitch

twitch

 (twĭch)

v. twitched, twitch·ing, twitch·es

v.tr.

To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk: I twitched my fishing line.

v.intr.

1. To move jerkily or spasmodically.

2. To ache sharply from time to time; twinge.

n.

1. A sudden involuntary or spasmodic muscular movement: a twitch of the eye.

2. A sudden pulling; a tug: The fish gave my line a twitch.

3. A sudden, sharp pain.

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[Middle English twicchen; possibly akin to Low German twikken.]

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twitch′ing·ly adv.

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twitch

(twɪtʃ)

vb

1. to move or cause to move in a jerky spasmodic way

2. (tr) to pull or draw (something) with a quick jerky movement

3. (intr) to hurt with a sharp spasmodic pain

4. (tr) rare to nip

n

5. a sharp jerking movement

6. a mental or physical twinge

7. (Medicine) a sudden muscular spasm, esp one caused by a nervous condition. Compare tic

8. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a loop of cord used to control a horse by drawing it tight about its upper lip

[Old English twiccian to pluck; related to Old High German zwecchōn to pinch, Dutch twicken]

ˈtwitching adj, n

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twitch

(twɪtʃ)

v.t.

1. to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.

2. to jerk rapidly.

3. to move (a part of the body) with a sudden, jerking motion.

4. to pinch or pull at sharply and painfully; give a smarting pinch to; nip.

v.i.

5. to move spasmodically or convulsively; jerk; jump.

6. to give a sharp, sudden pull; tug; pluck (usu. fol. by at).

7. to ache or hurt with a sharp, shooting pain; twinge.

n.

8. a quick, jerky movement of the body or of some part of it.

9. involuntary, spasmodic movement of a muscle; tic.

10. a bodily or mental twinge, as of pain, conscience, etc.; pang.

[1125–75; Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck]

twitch′er, n.

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twitch

Past participle: twitched
Gerund: twitching

Imperative

twitch

twitch

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twitch - a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition twitching, vellication cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction tic - a local and habitual twitching especially in the face blepharism - condition in which a person blinks continuously fibrillation - muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination fasciculation - muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
Verb	1.	twitch - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" jerk fibrillate - make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; "His heart fibrillated and he died" move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner jerk, twitch - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"
	2.	twitch - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" jerk twitch, jerk - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	twitch - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air flip move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	4.	twitch - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, squeeze grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" goose - pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
	5.	twitch - move or pull with a sudden motion   draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" skitter - twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

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twitch

verb

1. jerk, blink, flutter, jump, squirm His left eyelid twitched involuntarily.

2. pull (at), snatch (at), tug (at), pluck (at), yank (at) He twitched his curtains to check on callers.

noun

1. jerk, tic, spasm, twinge, jump, blink, flutter, tremor He developed a nervous twitch.

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twitch

verb

To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion:

jerk, lurch, snap, wrench, yank.

noun

1. A nervous shaking of the body:

quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor.

2. A sudden motion, such as a pull:

jerk, lurch, snap, tug, wrench, yank.

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Translations

حَرَكَةٌ عَصَبِيَّهيَشُدُّ بِحَرَكَةٍ عَصَبِيَّهيَنْتَفِض، يَرْتَعِش

škubatškubnutízatahat

rykketrækning

Zuckenzupfen

tirer

rángatrángató zik

kippast/rykkjast tilkippur, rykkurrykkja, kippa

contrazionedare uno strappostrappotictorcere

truktelėti

paraustīšanaparaustītraustīšanaraustīšanāsraustīt

mykať

çekiştirmekseğirmeseğirmektitremetitremek

抽动抽搐轻扯

twitch

[twɪtʃ]

A. N

1. (= slight pull) → tirón m
to give sth a twitch → dar un tirón a algo

2. (= nervous tic) → tic m, contracción f nerviosa

B. VI [hands, face, muscles] → crisparse; [nose, ears, tail] → moverse nerviosamente

C. VT [+ curtains, rope] → pegar un tirón de; [+ hands] → crispar, retorcer; [+ nose, ears etc] → mover nerviosamente
to twitch sth away from sb → quitar algo a algn con un movimiento rápido

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twitch

[ˈtwɪtʃ]

n (nervous) → tic m
She has a twitch in her right eye → Elle a un tic à l'œil droit.

vi

[body, lips, cheek, hands] → se contracter (nerveusement); [eye, eyebrow] → trembler (nerveusement)

[curtains] → bouger

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

twitch

n

(= tic) → Zucken nt; (= individual spasm) → Zuckung f; to give a twitch → zucken

(= pull) → Ruck m (→ of an +dat); to give something a twitch → an etw (dat) → rucken

vi (face, muscles) → zucken; the cat’s nose twitched when I brought in the fish → die Katze schnupperte, als ich den Fisch hereinbrachte

vt

tail, ears, nose, eyebrows → zucken mit

(= pull) → zupfen; he twitched the letter from her hands → er schnappte ihr den Brief aus den Händen

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twitch

[twɪtʃ]

1. n (slight pull) → tiratina; (nervous) → tic m inv
to give sth a twitch → dare una tiratina a qc

2. vi (hands, face, muscles) → contrarsi; (person, in particular situation) → agitarsi; (habitually) → avere un tic; (tail, ears) → drizzarsi; (nose) → muoversi

3. vt (rope, sleeve) → tirare
he twitched the letter out of her hand → le sfilò la lettera dalle mani
the dog twitched its ears → il cane drizzò le orecchie
the rabbit twitched its nose → il coniglio arricciò il naso

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twitch

(twitʃ) verb

1. to (cause to) move jerkily. His hands were twitching. krampagtig trek يَنْتَفِض، يَرْتَعِش дръпвам crispar(-se) škubat (sebou) zucken rykke συσπώ, συσπώμαι, κινούμαι απότομα crispar, mover convulsivamente rapsama, tõmblema جنبیدن؛ لقوه داشتن nykiä donner, avoir un mouvement convulsif לִרטוֹט בְּעֲווִית झटकना trzati (se), tresti (se) rángat(ózik) tersentak kippast/rykkjast til (torcersi spasmodicamente) ぴくぴく動く 경련을 일으키다 trūkčioti, tampyti raustīt; raustīties bergerak-gerak zenuwachtig bewegen rykke, sprelledrgać چریدل crispar(-se) a avea un spasm дёргаться mykať (sa) trzati trzati ha ryckningar i เกร็งกระตุก titremek, seğirmek 抽動(搐) сіпати(ся) جھٹکا دينا co giật 抽动（搐）

2. to give a little pull or jerk to (something). He twitched her sleeve. pluk يَشُدُّ بِحَرَكَةٍ عَصَبِيَّه подръпвам puxar zatahat zupfen rykke τραβώ απότομα tirón sikutama کشیدن nytkäyttää tirer d'un coup sec לִמשוֹך ऐंठ जाना, खिंच जाना trznuti, potegnuti (meg)ránt menyentakkan rykkja, kippa tirare 引っ張る 잡아끌다 timptelėti, truktelėti paraustīt menyentap-nyentap rukkennappepociągnąć ویستل puxar a trage de дёргать potiahnuť potegniti povući rycka [till] i กระตุก çekiştirmek 輕扯 смикати, тягти, шарпати کھينچنا، چھيننا kéo, giật phắt 轻扯

noun

a twitching movement. getrek, gepluk حَرَكَةٌ عَصَبِيَّه дръпване puxão škubnutí das Zucken trækning νευρική σύσπαση, απότομη κίνηση sacudida repentina; movimiento espasmódico, tic nervioso nõksak کشش یا حرکت تند و ناگهانی nykiminen coup sec תְנוַּעת עֲווִית खिंचाव, मरोड़ trzaj, potezanje rántás; rándulás sentakan kippur, rykkur strattone けいれん 경련, 잡아 끎 trūkčiojimas, timptelėjimas []raustīšana; raustīšanās gerenyetan ruktrekning, rykking drgnięcie, skurcz کشش یا ناڅاپه او تیز حرکت puxão smucitură подёргивание šklbnutie, myknutie trzaj trzaj ryck การเคลื่อนหวแบบกระตุกถี่ ๆ titreme, seğirme 輕扯 сіпання; смикання, шарпання جھٹکا sự co giật 轻扯

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twitch

n. tic nervioso espasmódico; sacudida.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

twitch

n tic m, sacudida (muscular), contracción breve e involuntaria de un músculo

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