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(adj) winding, voluminous, twisty, tortuous
marked by repeated turns and bends
a tortuous road up the mountain; winding roads are full of surprises; had to steer the car down a twisty track
(noun) spin, twirl, twist, whirl
the act of rotating rapidly
he gave the crank a spin; it broke off after much twisting
(noun) torture, straining, distortion, overrefinement
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean