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# twine

verb (twine, twines, twined, twining); noun (a twine)

«twine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To twine is to wind or wrap something around something else, or to coil round and round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/#m1)
2. (noun) Twine is thin, strong string used for tying parcels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a rope or snake winds round a person or thing; in the lessons, a plant or snake that twines round a post; in everyday life, string for tying up a parcel

### Examples

- Twine the rope around his neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/#x1)
- Ivy twines up the old garden wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/#x2)
- Snakes twined in her hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/#x3)
- Tie the parcel with a piece of twine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «twine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«twine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/twine.html) on Mova free.