A sharp or sudden pull; a tug, a jerk.
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释义 | the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > a sudden or sharp pull (9) tita1425 A sharp or sudden pull; a tug, a jerk. pluck1440 A sudden sharp pull, esp. of something of which one has just taken hold (formerly †spec. in wrestling or manual combat); a tug, jerk, or snatch. twitching1478 The action or an instance of twitch, v.1 (in various senses); esp. (a) the action or an instance of pulling, snatching, or plucking at something… twitch?1523 A sudden sharp pull or tug; a jerk, a pluck, a snatch. Cf. twitch, v.1 1c. tuck1648 A pluck, twitch, pull, tug; in quot. 1648 referring to the ‘tucking’ of freshmen at Oxford: see tuck, v.1 4b. Now only dialect. twang1721 transferred. A sharp pluck or twitch; a tweak; also, the effect of this: a twinge, a sharp pang. Now dialect. twiga1800 A pull; a twitch; a tug; a draught. twerk1820 A twisting or jerking movement; a twitch. Now chiefly U.S. yank1888 Originally U.S. A sudden vigorous pull, a jerk. Also figurative. |
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