TWINE

string, twine

(noun) a lightweight cord

twist, twine, distort

(verb) form into a spiral shape; “The cord is all twisted”

intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace

(verb) spin, wind, or twist together; “intertwine the ribbons”; “Twine the threads into a rope”; “intertwined hearts”

twine

(verb) make by twisting together or intertwining; “twine a rope”

wind, wrap, roll, twine

(verb) arrange or or coil around; “roll your hair around your finger”; “Twine the thread around the spool”; “She wrapped her arms around the child”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Twine

A surname.

Etymology 1

Noun

twine (countable and uncountable, 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.

Coordinate terms

• (threads or strands twisted together): sinew

Etymology 2

Verb

twine (third-person singular simple present twines, present participle twining, simple past and past participle twined)

(transitive) To weave together.

(transitive) To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.

(transitive) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

(intransitive) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.

(intransitive) To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

(intransitive) To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.

(obsolete) To turn round; to revolve.

(obsolete) To change the direction of.

(obsolete) To mingle; to mix.

Etymology 3

Verb

twine (third-person singular simple present twines, present participle twining, simple past and past participle twined)

Alternative form of twin (“to separate”)

Source: Wiktionary

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Twine, n. Etym: [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.]

1. A twist; a convolution. Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. Milton.

2. 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. The act of twining or winding round. J. Philips. Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine.

Twine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined; p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] Etym: [OE. twinen, fr. AS. twin a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, n.]

1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.

2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. Let me twine Mine arms about that body. Shak.

3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. Pope.

4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] Fairfax.

5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] Crashaw.

Twine, v. i.

1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.

2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. Swift.

3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] Chapman.

4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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