twitch (redirected from twitches)

twitch  (twch)

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. See Synonyms at jerk¹.

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 looped cord used to restrain a horse by tightening it around the animal's upper lip.

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

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twitching·ly adv.

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twitch

Verb

1. (of a person or part of a person's body) to move in a jerky spasmodic way: his left eyelid twitched involuntarily

2. to pull (something) with a quick jerky movement: she twitched the curtains shut

Noun

a sharp jerking movement, esp. one caused by a nervous condition [Old English twiccian to pluck]

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

verb 2. pull (at), snatch (at), tug (at), pluck (at), yank (at)

noun 3. jerk, tic, spasm, twinge, jump, blink, flutter, tremor

Translations

twitch [twɪtʃ] n → sacudida;

(nervous) → tic m nervioso

vi → moverse nerviosamente

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twitch [twɪtʃ] n (= pull) → coup sec, saccade f;

(nervous) → tic m

vi → se convulser; avoir un tic

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twitch [twɪtʃ] n (= jerky movement) → Zucken nt

vi → zucken

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twitch [twɪtʃ] n → tiratina;

(nervous) → tic m inv

vi → contrarsi; avere un tic