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twitch

1. twitch \'twich\ vb [ME twicchen; akin to OE twiccian to pluck, OHG 
   gizwickan to]pinch : to move or pull with a sudden motion : JERK  1: PULL, 
   PLUCK {~ed at my sleeve}  2a: to move jerkily : QUIVER  2b: to ache with a 
   twinge  - twitch.er n
2. twitch \'twich-e-\ n 1: an act of twitching; esp : a short sudden pull 
   or jerk  2: PANG, TWINGE  3a: a short spastic contraction of the muscle 
   fibers  3b: a slight jerk of a body part  - twitchy aj
3. twitch n [alter. of quitch] : a couch grass (Agropyron repens)