verb
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to force (an object, esp. a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one; to bend.
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to turn both the ends of a thin, lengthy object in different directions; to twist.
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to slip away; to escape from.
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to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, uncertainty or unwillingness; to hesitate.
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to be disdainfully proud or scornfully arrogant; to be haughty.
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to laugh at in scorn or contempt; to jeer at; to deride.
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to try to attract the attention and admiration of men by moving, talking in a trifling or seductive manner; to flirt or coquet.