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How to sign: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace";
Similiar / Same: writhe, wriggle, worm, squirm, wrestle
Categories: move
Within this category: wrench
How to sign: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Similiar / Same: braid, plait, tress
Categories: coiffure, hairdo, hair style
Within this category: pigtail, queue
How to sign: twist suddenly so as to sprain
"wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days";
Similiar / Same: sprain, wrick, rick, wrench, turn
How to sign: the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting";
Similiar / Same: spin, twirl, twisting, whirl
Categories: rotary motion, rotation
Within this category: birling, pirouette
How to sign: form into twists
"Twist the bacon around the sausage";
How to sign: an unforeseen development
"events suddenly took an awkward turn";
Similiar / Same: turn of events, turn
Categories: development
How to sign: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Similiar / Same: kink
Categories: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication
How to sign: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
"wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his ch;
Similiar / Same: wrench
Categories: pull
How to sign: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Similiar / Same: twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
