twitch in English dictionary

  • twitch

    Meanings and definitions of "twitch"

    • A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
    • (informal) Action of a twitcher or compulsive bird watcher.
    • (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
    • (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.
    • (transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
    • noun
      A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
    • noun
      (informal)
      Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
    • noun
      (farriery)
      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 and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
    • noun
      (physiology, countable)
      A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
    • noun
      couch grass ( Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To perform a twitch; spasm.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To jerk sharply and briefly.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
    • brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again
    • to perform a twitch; spasm
    • to jerk sharply and briefly
    • to spot a bird
    • To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
    • Involuntary, spasmodic movement of a muscle.
    • noun
      a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
    • verb
      make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"
    • verb
      move or pull with a sudden motion
    • verb
      move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"
    • verb
      squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
    • verb
      toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

    Synonyms of "twitch" in English dictionary

    jerk, move involuntarily, pinch are the top synonyms of "twitch" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of twitch

    • twitch ( plural  twitches)
    • twitch ( third-person singular simple present twitches, present participle twitching, simple past and past participle twitched)
    • twitch (plural twitches)
    • twitch (uncountable)
    • twitch (third-person singular simple present twitches, present participle twitching, simple past and past participle twitched)
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