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twitch
(encz) | twitch,cuknout v: Zdeněk Brož |
twitch
(encz) | twitch,škubat v: Zdeněk Brož |
twitch
(encz) | twitch,škubnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
twitch
(encz) | twitch,trhnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
Twitch
(gcide) | 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.
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Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope.
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Twitch
(gcide) | Twitch \Twitch\, n.
1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden,
quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.
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2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a
simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a
twitch in the side.
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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.
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twitch
(wn) | twitch
n 1: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous
condition [syn: twitch, twitching, vellication]
v 1: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is
twitching" [syn: twitch, jerk]
2: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The
patient's legs were jerkings" [syn: jerk, twitch]
3: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the
air [syn: flip, twitch]
4: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind";
"She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge,
tweet, nip, twitch]
5: move or pull with a sudden motion |
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twitches
(encz) | twitches,cuká v: Zdeněk Brožtwitches,škube Zdeněk Brožtwitches,škubnutí pl. Zdeněk Brož |
twitching
(encz) | twitching,cukání n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
twitchy
(encz) | twitchy,nervózní adj: Zdeněk Brožtwitchy,vystresovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Twitch
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a
simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a
twitch in the side.
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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.
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twitch grass
(gcide) | Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ (kw[i^]ch" gr[.a]s`). [Properly
quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous
growth, or from its tenacity of life. See Quick, and cf.
Couch grass.] (Bot.)
A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running
rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously,
and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass,
quack grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See
Illustration in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]Twitch grass \Twitch" grass`\ (Bot.)
See Quitch grass.
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Twitch grass
(gcide) | Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ (kw[i^]ch" gr[.a]s`). [Properly
quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous
growth, or from its tenacity of life. See Quick, and cf.
Couch grass.] (Bot.)
A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running
rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously,
and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass,
quack grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See
Illustration in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]Twitch grass \Twitch" grass`\ (Bot.)
See Quitch grass.
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Twitched
(gcide) | 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.
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Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope.
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Twitcher
(gcide) | Twitcher \Twitch"er\, n.
One who, or that which, twitches.
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Twitching
(gcide) | 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.
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twitching
(wn) | twitching
n 1: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous
condition [syn: twitch, twitching, vellication] |
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