twitch

nouns

a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

twitch, twitching, vellication

make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

"his face is twitching"

jerk, twitch

is derived from

move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

"The patient's legs were jerkings"

jerk, twitch

is derived from

toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

flip, twitch

squeeze tightly between the fingers

"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch

move or pull with a sudden motion

twitch

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move by pulling

"draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"