Found 3 items, similar to twitch.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: twitch geletis, geronyot, menggamit, menggelepar, meregang
English → English (WordNet) Definition: twitch twitch n : a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [syn: twitching, vellication] v 1: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; “his face is twitching” [syn: jerk] 2: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; “The patient's legs were jerkings” [syn: jerk] 3: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: flip] 4: squeeze tightly between the fingers; “He pinched her behind”; “She squeezed the bottle” [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip] 5: move or pull with a sudden motion
English → English (gcide) Definition: Twitch Twitch \Twitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Twitching.] [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.] 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. [1913 Webster] Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Twitch \Twitch\, n. 1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. [1913 Webster] 2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side. [1913 Webster] 3. (Far.) 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. [1913 Webster]