twitch

Noun
  1. A sudden muscle spasm;
    Especially one caused by a nervous condition (synset 114385069)
    is a type of: cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
    subtypes:
    • tic - a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
    • blepharism - condition in which a person blinks continuously
    • fibrillation - muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
    • fasciculation - muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
    same as: twitching, vellication
Verb
  1. Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion (synset 200009624)
    "his face is twitching"
    is a type of: move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner
    subtypes: fibrillate - make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
    same as: jerk
    verb group: jerk, twitch - move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
  2. Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions (synset 201895810)
    "The patient's legs were jerkings"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    same as: jerk
    verb group: jerk, twitch - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
  3. Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air (synset 201897594)
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    same as: flip
  4. Squeeze tightly between the fingers (synset 201459400)
    "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
    is a type of: grip - hold fast or firmly
    subtypes:
    • goose - pinch in the buttocks
    • tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
    same as: nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge
  5. Move or pull with a sudden motion (synset 201451371)
    is a type of: draw, pull - cause to move by pulling
    subtypes: skitter - twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

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