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Definition of twitch

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Twitch (n.) 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..

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Twitcher :: Twitcher (n.) One who, or that which, twitches..

Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..

Fibrillar :: Fibrillar (a.) Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers; as, fibrillar twitchings..

Tic :: Tic (n.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic..

Twinge :: Twinge (n.) A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) 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..

Vellicative :: Vellicative (a.) Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication..

Twitch :: Twitch (v. t.) 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..

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side..

Chorea :: Chorea (n.) St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.

Twitched :: Twitched (imp. & p. p.) of Twitc.

Saccade :: Saccade (n.) A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull..

Vellication :: Vellication () A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a muscular fiber, especially of the face..

Twig :: Twig (v. t.) To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

Stringiness :: Stringhalt (n.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock..

Yank :: Yank (n.) A jerk or twitch.

Start :: Start (n.) A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort..

Twighte :: Twighte () imp. of Twitch.

Twight :: Twight () p. p. of Twitch.

Pluck :: Pluck (n.) The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.