twitch
twitch is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- noun. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.
- noun. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.
- noun. 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.
- noun. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- verb. make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
"his face is twitching"
- verb. move or pull with a sudden motion
- verb. squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"
"She squeezed the bottle"
- verb. move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
"The patient's legs were jerkings"
- verb. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
Synonyms
twitching, vellication, jerk, nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, flip
Common word forms
twitched, twitcher, twitches, twitching
Words from these letters
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