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Definition of 'twine'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) twine
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.

2.  twine
an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving.

3.  twine
a coiled or twisted object or part; convolution.

4.  twine
a twist or turn in anything.

5.  twine
a knot or tangle.

6. (v.t.) twine
to twist together; interweave.

7.  twine
to form by or as if by twisting together:
to twine a wreath.

8.  twine
to twist (one strand, thread, or the like) with another; interlace.

9.  twine
to insert with a twisting or winding motion (usu. fol. by in or into):
He twined his fingers in his hair.

10.  twine
to clasp or enfold (something) around something else; place by or as if by winding (usu. fol. by about, around, etc.).

11.  twine
to wreathe or wrap:
They twined the arch with flowers.

12. (v.i.) twine
to wind about something; twist itself in spirals (usu. fol. by about, around, etc.).

13.  twine
to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE twīn (n.) lit., a double or twisted thread, c. D twijn; akin to twin)

Definition of 'twine'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) string, twine
a lightweight cord

2. (verb) intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
spin,wind, or twist together
"intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

3. (verb) wind, wrap, roll, twine
arrange or or coil around
"roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

4. (verb) twine
make by twisting together or intertwining
"twine a rope"

5. (verb) twist, twine, distort
form into a spiral shape
"The cord is all twisted"

Definition of 'twine'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) twine
a twist; a convolution

2. (noun) twine
a strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string

3. (noun) twine
the act of twining or winding round

4. (noun) twine
to twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen

5. (noun) twine
to wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body

6. (noun) twine
to wind about; to embrace; to entwine

7. (noun) twine
to change the direction of

8. (noun) twine
to mingle; to mix

9. (verb) twine
to mutually twist together; to become mutually involved

10. (verb) twine
to wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander

11. (verb) twine
to turn round; to revolve

12. (verb) twine
to ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine

Translation of 'twine'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a strong kind of string made of twisted threads He tied the parcel with twine.
Afrikaans: tou, bindgare	Arabic: مِصّيص، خَيْط من القُنَّب	Bulgarian: канап
Brazilian: barbante / corda de dois	Czech: motouz	German: die Schnur
Danish: sejlgarn	Greek: σπάγγος	Spanish: bramante
Estonian: nöör	Farsi: ریسمان	Finnish: punos
French: ficelle	Hebrew: חוּט שָׁזוּר	Hindi: सुतली
Croatian: jak konac, tanko uže	Hungarian: zsinór	Indonesian: tali
Icelandic: snæri, (segl)garn	Italian: cordicella	Japanese: より糸
Korean: 꼰 실	Lithuanian: virvė, špagatas	Latvian: (savīta) aukla
Malay: tali pintal	Dutch: streng	Norwegian: hyssing, snor, seilgarn
Polish: szpagat	Persian: ریسمان	Pashto: رسی
Portuguese: guita	Romanian: sfoară	Russian: бечёвка
Slovak: motúz	Slovenian: močna vrvica	Serbian: upleten kanap
Swedish: tvinnat snöre	Thai: สายเชือก	Turkish: sicim
Taiwanese: 兩股線或繩	Ukrainian: мотузка, шворка	Urdu: ڈوري، ستلي
Vietnamese: sợi xe, sợi bện	Chinese: 两股线或绳
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