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A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm
To perform a twitch; spasm

Their feet padded softly on the ground, and they crept quite close to him, twitching their noses.

{n} a quick or sudden pull, twinge, pain
{v} to snatch, pluck forcibly, shoot pain
{i} spasm, twinge, jerk, pull
{f} jerk or pull suddenly; move with a jerk; have convulsions
To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
If something, especially a part of your body, twitches or if you twitch it, it makes a little jumping movement. When I stood up to her, her right cheek would begin to twitch Stern twitched his shoulders. Twitch is also a noun. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly
To skid logs or tree lengths on the ground without an antifriction device (24)
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" move or pull with a sudden motion
By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation
very small body movement such as a local foot or finger jerk which is not usually associated with an arousal
A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"
move or pull with a sudden motion
To jerk sharply and briefly
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"
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
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
The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve
= Rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle
squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
Any of several devices used to apply pressure to a horse's upper lip This is used as a form of acupressure or distraction to calm and immobilize the animal The use of a twitch produces widely varying results on individual horses These range from semiconsciousness to rage Twitches are sometimes applied to the horse's ear
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
to twitch
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