twitch

To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk.

To move jerkily or spasmodically.

To ache sharply from time to time; twinge.

A sudden involuntary or spasmodic muscular movement.

A sudden pulling; a tug.

A sudden, sharp pain.

The quitch or quitch-grass, Agropyrum repens.

To pull or draw with a hasty jerk; snatch; jerk away.

To give a short, sudden pull or tug at; jerk at; cause to move quickly or spasmodically.

To nip; squeeze; make fast; tie tightly.