Definition for Twitch:

• twich, v.t. to pull with a sudden jerk: to pluck: to snatch.-- v.i. to be suddenly jerked: to move spasmodically: to carp, sneer.-- n. a sudden, quick pull: a spasmodic contraction of the muscles: a loop fixed to a stick for fixing on the upper lip of a refractory horse during shoeing, & c.: the sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.-- ns. TWITCH'ER; TWITCH'ING. [ A.S. twiccian, to pluck; Ger. zwicken.]

Synonyms for Twitch:

• n.

  •
  • convulsion.
  •
  • lunge,
  • jump,
  • thrill,
  • tremor.
  •
  • heave.

• v.

  •agitate (verb)
  • palpitate,
  • agitate,
  • shake,
  • shudder,
  • trouble,
  • jolt,
  • shiver,
  • quake,
  • quaver,
  • churn,
  • jar,
  • quiver,
  • upset,
  • stir,
  • disquiet,
  • perturb,
  • fluster.
  •have a spasm (verb)
  • clutch,
  • lug,
  • seize,
  • snatch,
  • grasp,
  • blink,
  • pluck,
  • clasp,
  • squirm,
  • pain,
  • grab,
  • kick,
  • tremble.
  •motion (verb)
  • flip.

Antonyms for Twitch:

• v.

  • have a spasm
    help, free, give, aid, let go, steady, push, release, retreat, repel, fix, loose, liberate, assist.
  • Other antonyms:
    unwind.

Hypernym for Twitch:

• n.

  • state
    fasciculation, blepharism, fibrillation, tic.

• v.

  • body
    fibrillate.
  • contact
    skitter.

Hyponym for Twitch:

• n.

  • state
    muscle spasm, cramp, spasm.

• v.

  • body
    move involuntarily, move reflexively.
  • contact
    draw, pull.
  • motion
    move.