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Meaning of twine

noun

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.

verb

To weave together.
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

verb

(obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
(obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries). Example: Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.
To be paired or suited.
To give birth to twins.

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