Twitch may refer to:

Biology

Muscle contraction Muscle contraction is the activation of Tension (physics), tension-generating sites within muscle cells. In physiology, muscle contraction does not necessarily mean muscle shortening because muscle tension can be produced without changes in musc ...

Convulsion A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking. Because epileptic seizures typically include convulsions, the term ''convulsion'' is often used as a synony ...

, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation ** Fasciculation, a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction ** Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle contractions ** Myokymia, a continuous, involuntary muscle twitch that affects the muscles of the face **

Spasm A spasm is a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, such as the bladder. A spasmodic muscle contraction may be caused by many medical conditions, including dystonia. Most commonly, it is a musc ...

, a sudden, involuntary contraction ** Tic, an involuntary, repetitive, nonrhythmic action **

Tremor A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic muscle contraction and relaxation involving neural oscillations, oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the h ...

, an involuntary, repetitive, somewhat rhythmic action *

Twitching motility Twitch may refer to: Biology * Muscle contraction ** Convulsion, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation ** Fasciculation, a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction ** Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle co ...

, a form of crawling some bacteria use to move over surfaces

Entertainment

Twitch (service) Twitch is an American video live-streaming service popular in video game live streaming, video games, including broadcasts of esports competitions. It also offers music broadcasts, creative content, and "in real life" streams. Twitch is operate ...

, an American live streaming video website * ''Twitch'' (film), a 2005 short directed by Leah Meyerhoff * Screen Anarchy, formerly Twitch Film or Twitch, a film news and review website * Maximilian "Twitch" Williams, a character in the comic series '' Sam and Twitch'' *"Twitch", a fictional character from the book '' How to Eat Fried Worms'' and its 2006 film adaptation *

Twitch gameplay Twitch gameplay is a type of video gameplay scenario that tests a player's response time. Action games such as shooters, sports, multiplayer online battle arena, and fighting games often contain elements of twitch gameplay. For example, fir ...

, a computer or video game that challenges the player's reaction time

Music

* ''Twitch'' (Ministry album), 1986 * ''Twitch'' (Aldo Nova album), 1985, or the title track * ''Twitch'' (EP), by Jebediah, 1996 * "Twitch", a 2001 song by Christina Milian from her self-titled album

People

Stephen "tWitch" Boss Stephen Laurel "tWitch" Boss (September 29, 1982December 13, 2022) was an American freestyle dance, freestyle hip hop dancer, choreographer, actor, television producer, and television personality. In 2008, he finished in second place on the Am ...

(1982–2022), American freestyle hip-hop dancer, entertainer and actor *

Jeremy Stenberg Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg (born September 27, 1981) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and professional off-road truck racer. Stenberg received his nickname "Twitch" from his Tourette's syndrome, which he was diagnosed with ...

(born 1981), American motocross rider

Other uses

Twitch (device) A twitch is a device that is used to restrain horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. ...

, used to restrain horses *

Twitch grass ''Elymus repens'', commonly known as couch grass, is a very common perennial species of grass native to most of Europe, Asia, the Arctic, and northwest Africa. It has been brought into other mild northern climates for forage or erosion control, b ...

* Twitch, in

birdwatching Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescop ...

, to pursue and observe a rare bird

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