What is the meaning of Spasm?

  • (v.t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance.
  • (v.t.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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