Category:Twitch

Twitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Twitching.] Etym: [oe. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) as. twiccian; akin to as. Angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a hook twitcher, lg. Twikken to tweak, g. zwicken. Cf. Tweak.]

Defn: 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. Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. Pope.

Twitch Twitch, n.

1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick Pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.

2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple Muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.

3. (far.)

Defn: 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. J. H. Walsh.