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twitch
noun
1 twitch
A sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition.
synonyms: twitching, vellication.
Roget 378:
pain;
suffering,
sufferance,
suffrance†;
bodily pain,
physical pain,
bodily suffering,
physical suffering,
body pain;
mental suffering
etc.
828;
dolour,
ache;
aching
etc.
v.;
smart;
shoot,
shooting;
twinge,
twitch,
gripe,
headache,
stomach ache,
heartburn,
angina,
angina pectoris [Lat.];
hurt,
cut;
sore,
soreness;
discomfort,
malaise;
cephalalgia [Med.],
earache,
gout,
ischiagra†,
lumbago,
neuralgia,
odontalgia†,
otalgia†,
podagra†,
rheumatism,
sciatica;
tic douloureux [Fr.],
toothache,
tormina†,
torticollis†.
spasm,
cramp;
nightmare,
ephialtes†;
crick,
stitch;
thrill,
convulsion,
throe;
throb
etc.
(agitation)
315;
pang;
colic;
kink.
sharp pain,
piercing pain,
throbbing pain,
shooting pain,
sting,
gnawing pain,
burning pain;
excruciating pain.
anguish,
agony;
torment,
torture;
rack;
cruciation†,
crucifixion;
martyrdom,
toad under a harrow,
vivisection.
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Polish: tik
verb
1 twitch
Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion:
— His face is twitching.
synonym: jerk.
Roget 285:
draw,
pull,
haul,
lug,
rake,
drag,
tug,
tow,
trail,
train;
take in tow.
wrench,
jerk,
twitch,
touse†;
yank [U.S.].
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2 twitch
Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions.
synonym: jerk.
3 twitch
Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air.
synonym: flip.
4 twitch
Squeeze tightly between the fingers.
synonyms: nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge.
Roget 378:
feel pain,
experience pain,
suffer pain,
undergo pain
etc.
n.;
suffer,
ache,
smart,
bleed;
tingle,
shoot;
twinge,
twitch,
lancinate†;
writhe,
wince,
make a wry face;
sit on thorns,
sit on pins and needles.
give pain,
inflict pain;
lacerate;
pain,
hurt,
chafe,
sting,
bite,
gnaw,
gripe;
pinch,
tweak;
grate,
gall,
fret,
prick,
pierce,
wring,
convulse;
torment,
torture;
rack,
agonize;
crucify;
cruciate†,
excruciate†;
break on the wheel,
put to the rack;
flog
etc.
(punish)
972;
grate on the ear
etc.
(harsh sound)
410.
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Dutch: knellen, spannen, wringen
5 twitch
Move or pull with a sudden motion.
Moby thesaurus: ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, anguish, bite, blanch, blench, bob, bobble, boring pain, bounce, breath, bump, charley horse, clutch, coup, crack, cramp, cramps, crick, darting pain, didder, dither, falter, feel pain, feel the pangs, fidget, flash, flick, flip, flip out, flirt, flounce, flutter, freak out on, fulgurant pain, get high on, girdle pain, glow, gnawing, go pitapat, grasp, grimace, griping, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second, half a shake, have a misery, have the fidgets, have the shakes, heave, hitch, hurt, instant, itch, jar, jerk, jiff, jiffy, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jumping pain, kink, lancinating pain, lug, lurch, microsecond, millisecond, minute, moment, nip, palpitate, pang, pant, paroxysm, pinch, pluck, pound, prick, quake, quaver, quiver, rictus, sec, second, seizure, shake, sharp pain, shiver, shock, shoot, shooting, shooting pain, shrink, shudder, smart, snake, snap, snatch, spasm, split second, squirm, stab, stabbing pain, start, stitch, stroke, sudden pull, suffer, swell, swell with emotion, thrill, thrill to, throb, throes, tic, tick, tingle, tingle with excitement, tormen, toss, toss and turn, tremble, tremor, trice, tumble, turn on to, tweak, twinge, twink, twinkle, twinkling, twist and turn, twitter, two shakes, vellicate, wiggle, wince, wink, wobble, wrench, wriggle, writhe, yank, yerk ... show more.
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