Word
Twitch
How many syllables?
1 Syllable
How it's divided?
twitch
Definition
- 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.
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