twine
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- Rhymes: -aɪn
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[edit] Noun
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twine (plural twines)
- A twist; a convolution.
- 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.
- The act of twining or winding round.
- Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
- 1965 Pickett, Wilson, Don't Fight It (blues song), BMI Music.
- The way you jerk, the way you do the twine / You're too much, baby; I'd like to make you mine [...]
- 1965 Pickett, Wilson, Don't Fight It (blues song), BMI Music.
[edit] Translations
a twist; a convolution
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the act of twining
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[edit] Verb
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to twine (third-person singular simple present twines, present participle twining, simple past and past participle twined)
- (transitive) To weave.
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To weave
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