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