twitch-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion.

Examples:
His face twitches constantly.
The patient's legs twitched.
I twitch every time I think of it.

Mappings:
VerbNet: crane-40.3.2,body_internal_motion-49
FrameNet: Body_movement
PropBank: twitch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 5

Sense Number 2: Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air.

Examples:
I twitched the coin.
She twitched the card out of her hand.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: twitch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: Squeeze tightly between the fingers.

Examples:
She twitched the bottle.
He twitched her behind.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4