"entwist" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: entwists [present, singular, third-person], entwisting [participle, present], entwisted [participle, past], entwisted [past]
Etymology: From en- + twist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|twist}} en- + twist Head templates: {{en-verb}} entwist (third-person singular simple present entwists, present participle entwisting, simple past and past participle entwisted)
  1. (transitive) To twist or wreathe around; entwine. Tags: transitive Synonyms: intwist Derived forms: entwisted Translations (Translations): вплитам (vplitam) (Bulgarian), flechten (German), umwinden (German), verflechten (German), burmak (Turkish), bükmek (Turkish), kıvırmak (Turkish), örmek (Turkish), sarmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-entwist-en-verb-gPjuNnLg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

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Download JSON data for entwist meaning in English (2.0kB)

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