ひねる

also 捻る

1. godan verb, transitive, usually in kana to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
2. usually in kana to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
3. usually in kana to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
4. usually in kana to defeat easily; to beat
5. usually in kana to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated
6. usually in kana to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
7. usually in kana, dated to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

ひねる · ヒネる also 陳ねる

1. ichidan verb, intransitive, usually in kana to age; to get old; to go stale
2. usually in kana to be too grown-up (for one's age); to be precocious
3. usually in kana, colloquial to become twisted; to become warped; to become perverse