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Word: writhe (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • knot theory The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot

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Verb:

  • To extort; to wring; to wrest.
  • To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony (''also figuratively'').
  • To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
  • To wrest; to distort; to pervert.

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