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squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

move or pull with a sudden motion

squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

move or pull with a sudden motion

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.

The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.

A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.

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.

To move jerkily.

A sudden jerk or pull; a short, jerky contraction of a muscle.

To pull with a sudden jerk: to pluck: to snatch.

A sudden, quick pull: a spasmodic contraction of the muscles.

TWITCHER.

A quick pull; sudden muscular contraction.

To pull suddenly.

To pull sharply.

A sudden jerk or pull.

A simple unit of muscular effort.