ひねる

verb (godan)捻るひねる · hineru

1. Englishto twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)

2. Englishto twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain

   • 私は石につまずいて、足首をひねってしまった。I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.

3. Englishto strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)

4. Englishto defeat easily; to beat

5. Englishto make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated

6. Englishto manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)

7. Englishto wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

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