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twitch

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twitch
1. a sudden muscular spasm, esp one caused by a nervous condition
2. a loop of cord used to control a horse by drawing it tight about its upper lip


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Joe gave a pull at his necktie and a twitch at his jacket, and was off in a moment.
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This had got on Hook's nerves; it made his iron claw twitch, and at night it disturbed him like an insect.
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