1. (verb) twitch, twitching, vellication
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Synonyms: twitch, vellication, twitching
2. (verb) twitch, jerk
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Synonyms: hitch, jerk, squeeze, flip, yank, flick, pinch, twitch, tweet, nip, buck, twinge
3. (verb) jerk, twitch
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Synonyms: hitch, yank, jerk, squeeze, flip, buck, flick, pinch, twitch, tweet, nip, twinge
4. (verb) flip, twitch
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
Synonyms: thumb, pitch, throw, twitch, interchange, toss, flip over, turn over, flick, riff, leaf, tack, alternate, riffle, twinge, tweet, flip-flop, flip, squeeze, nip, flip out, pinch, switch, jerk, sky
5. (verb) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
squeeze tightly between the fingers
Synonyms: cabbage, nip, hook, pressure, nobble, thrust, clip, rack, sting, hale, filch, twitch, gouge, tweet, top, jerk, force, lift, shove, crimp, abstract, twinge, compress, hug, flip, pilfer, embrace, prick, purloin, snarf, compact, press, extort, stuff, squeeze, sneak, contract, squash, nip off, bosom, twirp, pinch, swipe, wring, mash, coerce, snip off, wedge, squelch, snip, constrict, crush, vellicate
6. (verb) twitch
move or pull with a sudden motion
Synonyms: jerk, twinge, nip, tweet, flip, pinch, squeeze
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