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    MOVE REFLEXIVELY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Move in an uncontrolled mannerplay

    Synonyms:

    move involuntarily; move reflexively

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "move reflexively" is one way to...):

    move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move reflexively"):

    jerk; twitch (make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion)

    didder; shake (move with or as if with a tremor)

    shiver; shudder (shake, as from cold)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody's (body part) ----s

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