Word Meaning

twitch definition and meaning

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.
n. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.
n. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.
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.

Crossword clues for twitch

- Fool in front of church is a jerk
- Jerk
- Jerk swears off wristwatches, strangely
- Muscular spasm
- Spasm
- Sudden jerking movement
- Sudden spasm
- The first sorceress was a jerk
- The leading witch is a jerk!
- To make a sudden movement