English-Thai Dictionary

twitch

N การเคลื่อนไหว แบบ กระตุก ถี่ๆ  kan-kluan-wai-beab-kra-tuk-te-te

 

twitch

VI กระตุก  เกร็ง กระตุก  kra-tuk

 

twitcher

SL นัก ดู นก  nak-du-nok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TWITCH

v.t.To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes.

 

TWITCH

n.A pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as a twitch by the sleeve. 1. A short spasmodic contraction of the fibers or muscles; as a twitch in the side; convulsive twitches.

 

TWITCHED

pp. Pulled with a jerk.

 

TWITCHER

n.One that twitches.

 

TWITCH-GRASS

n.Couch grass; a species of grass which it is difficult to exterminate. But qu. is not this word a corruption of quitch-grass, or quick-grass?

 

TWITCHING

ppr. Pulling with a jerk; suffering short spasmodic contractions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TWITCH

Twitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Twitching. ]Etym: [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful ) AS. twiccian; akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a hook twitcher, LG. twikken to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf. Tweak. ]

 

Defn: To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes. Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. Pope.

 

TWITCH

TWITCH Twitch, n.

 

1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.

 

2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.

 

3. (Far. )

 

Defn: A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation. J. H.Walsh.

 

TWITCHER

TWITCHER Twitch "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, twitches.

 

TWITCH GRASS

TWITCH GRASS Twitch " grass `. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Quitch grass.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

twitch

twitch |twiCH twɪtʃ | ▶verb 1 give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: [ no obj. ] : he saw her lips twitch and her eyelids flutter | [ with obj. ] : the dog twitched his ears. • [ with obj. ] cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull: he twitched a cigarette out of a packet. 2 [ with obj. ] apply a sudden pull or jerk to (a horse ). ▶noun 1 a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: his mouth gave a slight twitch. • a sudden pull or jerk: he gave a twitch at his mustache. • a sudden sharp sensation; a pang: he felt a twitch of annoyance. 2 a stick with a small noose attached to one end. The noose may be twisted around the upper lip or the ear of a horse to subdue it, esp. during veterinary procedures. ORIGIN Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Old English twiccian ‘to pluck, pull sharply. ’

 

twitcher

twitch er |ˈtwiCHər ˈtwɪtʃər | ▶noun a person or thing that twitches. • Brit. informal a birdwatcher whose main aim is to collect sightings of rare birds.

 

twitch grass

twitch grass ▶noun another term for couch grass. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: twitch, alteration of quitch .

 

twitchy

twitch y |ˈtwiCHē ˈtwɪtʃi | ▶adjective ( twitchier, twitchiest ) informal nervous; anxious: she felt twitchy about the man hovering in the background. • given to twitching: a mouse with a twitchy nose.

 

Oxford Dictionary

twitch

twitch |twɪtʃ | ▶verb 1 give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: [ no obj. ] : her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered | [ with obj. ] : the dog twitched his ears. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull: he twitched a cigarette out of a packet. 2 [ with obj. ] use a twitch to subdue (a horse ). ▶noun 1 a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: his mouth gave a slight twitch. • a sudden pull or jerk: he gave a twitch at his moustache. • a sudden sharp sensation; a pang: he felt a twitch of annoyance. 2 a small noose attached to a stick, which may be twisted around the upper lip or the ear of a horse to subdue it during veterinary procedures. ORIGIN Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Old English twiccian ‘to pluck, pull sharply ’.

 

twitcher

twitch ¦er |ˈtwɪtʃə | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that twitches. 2 Brit. informal a birdwatcher whose main aim is to collect sightings of rare birds.

 

twitch grass

twitch grass |twɪtʃ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] couch grass. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: twitch, alteration of quitch .

 

twitchy

twitchy |ˈtwɪtʃi | ▶adjective ( twitchier, twitchiest ) 1 informal nervous; anxious: she felt twitchy about the man hovering in the background. 2 given to twitching: a mouse with a twitchy nose.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

twitch

twitch verb he twitched and then lay still: jerk, convulse, have a spasm, quiver, tremble, shiver, shudder. ▶noun 1 a twitch of her lips: spasm, convulsion, quiver, tremor, shiver, shudder, small movement; tic. 2 he gave a twitch at his mustache: pull, tug, tweak, yank, jerk. 3 he felt a twitch in his left side: pang, twinge, dart, stab, prick.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

twitch

twitch verb 1 his body twitched and then lay still: jerk, move spasmodically /convulsively, spasm, convulse, flutter, quiver, tremble, shiver, quaver, shudder. 2 he twitched the note out of Ellie's hand: snatch, pluck, pull, tug, tweak; informal yank. ▶noun 1 an involuntary twitch of her lips: spasm, convulsive movement, convulsion, jerk, flutter, quiver, tremor, shiver, shudder; tic. 2 he gave a twitch at his moustache: pull, tug, tweak; informal yank. 3 he felt a twitch of annoyance: twinge, dart, stab, prick; pang.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

twitch

twitch /twɪtʃ /動詞 自動詞 1 〈体や筋肉などが 〉ぴくぴく動く, ひきつる ▸ His face twitched with pain .彼の顔は苦痛でひきつった .2 «…を » ぐいと引く «at » .他動詞 1 〈体の一部 〉をぴくぴく動かす ; ひきつらせる .2 …をぐいと引く [引っぱる ](away, off ); «…から » …をひったくる «out of » ▸ twitch off apples リンゴをもぎ取る ▸ The wind twitched the paper out of my hand .風が私の手から紙をさらった .名詞 C 1 ぴくぴく動くこと, けいれん .2 ぐいと引くこと .3 (心身の )激しい痛み, うずき .4 (手術中に暴れる馬を抑えるための )鼻ねじ具 .tw í tch er 名詞

 

twitchy

tw í tch y /-tʃi /形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠心配している ; びくついた .