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Verb: twitch  twich
  1. Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
    "his face is twitching";
    - jerk
     
  2. Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
    "The patient's legs were twitching";
    - jerk
     
  3. Move or pull with a sudden motion
    "He twitched the fishing line to attract the fish"
     
  4. Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
    "He twitched the fishing line";
    - flip
     
  5. Press tightly between the fingers
    "She twitched the thread between her fingers to test its strength";
    - pinch, squeeze, nip
Noun: twitch  twich
  1. A sudden muscle spasm, especially one caused by a nervous condition
    "He developed an eye twitch due to stress";
    - twitching, vellication
     
  2. A sudden jerking or pulling motion
    "He felt a twitch on his fishing line"

Derived forms: twitching, twitches, twitched

Type of: cramp, draw, grip, move, move involuntarily, move reflexively, muscle spasm, pull, spasm

Encyclopedia: Twitch