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▸ verb:  (also figurative) Senses relating to intertwining or twisting.
▸ verb:  (transitive)
▸ verb:  To coil, curl, or twist (something); to shape (something) into circles or coils.
▸ verb:  To adorn (someone or something) with a garland or wreath.
▸ verb:  Of flowers, leaves, etc.: to form the shape of a wreath around (something).
▸ verb:  (chiefly passive voice) Often followed by in and the thing encircling: to coil or spiral around, or encircle, (someone or something); (by extension) to cover or envelop (someone or something).
▸ verb:  (also reflexive, chiefly passive voice) Followed by about, around, or round: to coil, twist, or wind (oneself or something) around a person or thing; (by extension) to cause (oneself or something) to cover or encircle a person or thing.
▸ verb:  (chiefly passive voice) Often followed by together: to entwine or twist (two or more people or things) together; to intertwine, to interweave.
▸ verb:  (archaic) To form (a crown, garland, wreath, etc.) by entwining or twisting flowers, leaves, etc., together; also, to entwine or twist (flowers, leaves, etc.) together to form a crown, garland, wreath, etc.
▸ verb:  (Southeast England) To strengthen (an earthen embankment) with hurdles of wattle.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To form (something) by entwining or twisting two or more things together; also, to entwine or twist (something) with another thing.
▸ verb:  (obsolete, Scotland, figurative) Followed by on: to place (a yoke, symbolizing a burden) on someone's neck.
▸ verb:  (intransitive)
▸ verb:  Followed by about, around, or round: to coil, twist, or wind around a person or thing.
▸ verb:  Of mist, smoke, etc.: to move with a coiling, spiralling, or twisting motion.
▸ verb:  (obsolete, rare) Followed by with: to become intertwined with something.
▸ verb:  (obsolete, chiefly Scotland) Of snow: to form drifts.
▸ verb:  Senses relating to vigorous movement.
▸ verb:  To arrange (one's expression, face, etc.) into a smile; also (reflexive), of the lips, mouth, etc.: to arrange (itself or themselves) into a smile.
▸ verb:  (reflexive) To bend or turn (oneself), often continuously; to twist and turn, to writhe.
▸ verb:  (reflexive, figurative, archaic) To artfully introduce (oneself) into a situation, a person's thoughts, etc.; to insinuate.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To cause (the body, limbs, etc.) to twist violently; to contort, to writhe.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To rip or tear (something); to rend.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To turn (something) violently around or aside; to wrench, to wring.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) Followed by from: to take (something) by force; to wrest.
▸ verb:  (obsolete, rare) To make (a bow) by bending forward.
▸ verb:  (obsolete, figurative) To give (spoken or written words) a false or strained meaning; to twist.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To bend or turn, often continuously; to twist and turn, to writhe.




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