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Meaning of twirl

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  twirl
      n 1: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop
           is pulled tight [syn: {kink}, {twist}, {twirl}]
      2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
         broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twirl},
         {twist}, {twisting}, {whirl}]
      v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled
           in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {swirl}, {twiddle},
           {whirl}]
      2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {birl}, {spin},
         {twirl}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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