Spasm: alternatives and connections

The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

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Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease…

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The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.

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To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.

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A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.

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A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.

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To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.

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A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching.

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An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take place, although none can be effected; -- always referred to the…

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The lockjaw.

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To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand;…

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of Twitch

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The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.

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That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.

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