English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of twitch

twitch

/noun/ चिकोटी; मरोड़; ऐंठन; आक्षेप; झटका;
/verb/झटके से खींचना; झटके से घसीटना;

Synonym pinch; twist; spasm; insinuation; yank; pull by;

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English Dictionary:

1. Twitch

[n.]

- The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.
- A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.
- 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.

2. 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.