writhe
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/ɹaɪð/
English
Definitions
noun
- A contortion.
- (knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
verb
- To twist, to wring (something).
- To contort (a part of the body).
- To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
- To extort.