nnoun.statea sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous conditionSynset:twitch vellication
Derivationally Related Form:twitchvellicate
Hypernyms:cramp muscle spasm spasm
Inherited Hypernyms:twitchspasmsymptomevidenceinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blepharismfasciculationfibrillationtic
Full Hyponyms:atrial fibrillationblepharismfasciculationfibrillationticventricular fibrillation
vverb.bodymake an uncontrolled, short, jerky motionSynset:jerk twitch
Derivationally Related Form:jerkingjerktwitchtwitching
Hypernyms:move involuntarily move reflexively
Inherited Hypernyms:twitchmove involuntarilymove
Direct Hyponyms:fibrillate
Full Troponyms:fibrillate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody's (body part) ---s
vverb.motionmove with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motionsSynset:jerk twitch
Examples:- The patient's legs were jerkings
Derivationally Related Form:jerkingjerktwitchtwitching
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:jerkmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motiontoss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the airSynset:flip twitch
Derivationally Related Form:flip
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:flipmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.contactsqueeze tightly between the fingersSynset:nip pinch squeeze tweet twinge twitch
Examples:- He pinched her behind
- She squeezed the bottle
Derivationally Related Form:pinchsqueezenipper
Hypernyms:grip
Inherited Hypernyms:pinchgripseizetake
Direct Hyponyms:goosetweak
Full Troponyms:goosetweak
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the trees (apply to: pinch)
vverb.contactmove or pull with a sudden motionHypernyms:draw pull
Inherited Hypernyms:twitchpullmove
Direct Hyponyms:skitter
Full Troponyms:skitter
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP