twitched

/T W IH1 CH T/
noun
  1. 1

    A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.

  2. 2

    (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.

  3. 3

    (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.

  4. 4

    (birdwatching) A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.

  5. 5

    (farriery) 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 and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

  6. 6

    (mining) The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.

  7. 7

    couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)

  8. 8

    A live streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming.

verb
  1. 1

    (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.

  2. 2

    (transitive) To cause to twitch; spasm.

  3. 3

    (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.

  4. 4

    (transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.

  5. 5

    (obsolete) To exert oneself.