Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - twitch
Twitch
twitch
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of the features, muscles, limbs, etc.) move or contract spasmodically. 2 tr. give a short sharp pull at. --n. 1 a sudden involuntary contraction or movement. 2 a sudden pull or jerk. 3 colloq. a state of nervousness. 4 a noose and stick for controlling a horse during a veterinary operation. Derivatives twitchy adj. (twitchier, twitchiest) (in sense 3 of n.). Etymology: ME f. Gmc: cf. OE twiccian, dial. twick
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gizwickan to pinch Date: 14th century transitive verb to move or pull with a sudden motion ; jerk, intransitive verb pull, pluck , to move jerkily ; quiver, to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction , ~er noun II. noun Date: 1523 an act of ~ing, a physical or mental pang , a loop of rope or strap that is tightened over a horse's lip as a restraining device, 4. a brief spasmodic contraction of the muscle fibers, a slight jerk of a body part, ~ily adverb ~y adjective III. noun Etymology: alteration of quitch Date: 1595 quack grass ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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