(v)convulse, See Also:twitch, be cramped, Syn.ชักกระตุก, Example:เด็กที่มีไข้สูงจะชักได้ง่าย, Thai Definition:อาการที่กล้ามเนื้อกระตุกอย่างกะทันหันและรุนแรง มักมีอาการมือเท้าเกร็ง
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Twitched p. pr. & vb. n. Twitching. ] [ 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. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Far.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]