twitch

twitch
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. jerk, writhe, shake, pull; tug, vellicate; pinch, squeeze; twinge. See traction, excitability, pain.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. jerk, tic, twinge, spasm; see fit 1 .
v.
1. [To pluck]
Syn. pull, tug, snatch, yank, clutch, grip, grab, seize, clasp, grasp; see also jerk 1 .
2. [To jerk]
Syn. shiver, shudder, have a fit, kick, work, palpitate, beat, twinge, pain; see also jerk 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
jerk, spasm, tic, quiver, shiver, quaver, tremor, shake, throb.
II
v.
jerk, go into spasms, quiver, shiver, quaver, tremor, shake, throb, convulse, flutter, vellicate.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion: jerk, lurch, snap, wrench, yank. See MOVE, PUSH. II noun 1. A nervous shaking of the body: quake, quiver, shake, shiver1, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor. See REPETITION. 2. A sudden motion, such as a pull: jerk, lurch, snap, tug, wrench, yank. See MOVE, PUSH.

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