'Twine' definitions:

Definition of 'twine'

From: WordNet
noun
A lightweight cord [syn: string, twine]
verb
Spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine]
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" [syn: wind, wrap, roll, twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off]
verb
Make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
verb
Form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist]

Definition of 'Twine'

From: GCIDE
  • Twine \Twine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined; p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. [1913 Webster]
  • Let me twine Mine arms about that body. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. [1913 Webster]
  • Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Twine'

From: GCIDE
  • Twine \Twine\ (tw[imac]n), n. [AS. tw[imac]n, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.]
  • 1. A twist; a convolution. [1913 Webster]
  • Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]
  • Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Twine'

From: GCIDE
  • Twine \Twine\, v. i.
  • 1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. [1913 Webster]
  • As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'twine'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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