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Writhe

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verb

(1) To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"

"The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

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Noun

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

Verb

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

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