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noun

Twitch n.

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

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

(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.

verb

Twitch v. t. (past & past part. twitched; pres. part. twitching) 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."

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Etymology of 'Twitch'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Twitch" Quotes from Famous Books

... handy meal and, loudly proclaiming its rights to possession, flapped its way to the earth and lighted right in Piang's noose. The hablar-bird fluttered and chattered as it settled to the task of filling its craw with the good food. Cautiously Piang watched his chance and, with a deft twitch of the rope, secured the noose around the bird's foot. Such screaming and flapping! "Now you be good bird, and I no hurt you," Piang admonished. Catching hold of the creature behind the head, Piang held it firmly and quickly plucked three large feathers from its brilliant plumage. He then ...

— The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy - A Book for Young and Old • Florence Partello Stuart

... where the good frau had been sitting, and her knitting was on the table. On a cushion in front of the chair was a huge gray striped cat, comfortably curled and sound asleep. Jim who loved all animals could not resist stroking it and then gave its ears a twitch which made his catship raise his big head and open his mouth in that silent feline protest, which is ...

— Frontier Boys in Frisco • Wyn Roosevelt

... head. The chest is heaving painfully, as if under extraordinary pressure. Face and neck are colouring; the lips part; the throat makes a convulsive effort to swallow. The eyes are starting; they denote suffocation and terrible pain. The legs twitch; they seem struggling to come to the rescue of ...

— The Delight Makers • Adolf Bandelier

... endeavoured to stop it by vigorously shaking her head at the offender. She might as well have shaken it at a bobolink tilting on a clover top. In fact, Uncle Bill was Aunt Lois's weak point, and the corners of her own mouth were observed to twitch in such a suspicious manner that the whole moral force of her admonition ...

— Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know • Various

... breath. There was a murmur of interest and curiosity among the crowd. Bobby felt his legs twitch nervously, but his power over them ...

— The Ontario Readers - Third Book • Ontario Ministry of Education

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