[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

twine \twine\, v. t. imp.  p. p. twined; p. pr.  vb. n.
   twining. oe. twinen, fr. as. twimacn 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
see also:
twined twining twine 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

twine \twine\ twimacn, n. as. twimacn, 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
see also:
twice twin twine reeler 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

twine
     n : a lightweight cord syn: string
     v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the
          ribbons"; "twine the threads into a rope" syn: intertwine,
           entwine, enlace, interlace, lace ant: untwine
     2: coil around; "wisteria twining the fence posts"
     3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger";
        "twine the thread around the spool" syn: wind, wrap,
        roll ant: unwind
     4: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
     5: form into a spiral shape; "the cord is all twisted" syn: twist,
         distort ant: untwist
see also:
string intertwine entwine enlace interlace lace 
untwine wind wrap roll unwind 
twist distort untwist 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

85 moby thesaurus words for "twine":
   band, begird, belt, belt in, braid, brail, cable, cincture, circle,
   coil, contort, cord, corkscrew, crinkle, curl, encincture,
   encircle, engird, enlace, enmesh, ensphere, entangle, entwine,
   gird, girdle, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue,
   intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knit, lace, ligament,
   ligation, ligature, line, loom, loop, mat, meander, net, noose,
   plait, pleach, raddle, ring, rope, scallop, screw, serpentine,
   slink, snake, spiral, splice, spun yarn, string, swirl, tangle,
   tendon, thong, tissue, turn, twill, twine around, twirl, twist,
   twist and turn, undulate, wattle, weave, web, whirl, whorl, wind,
   wire, worm, wrap, wreathe, wreathe around, wring, yarn, zone

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