<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.</li><li>an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving.</li><li>a coiled or twisted object or part; convolution.</li><li>a twist or turn in anything.</li><li>a knot or tangle.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) twined, twin·ing.</li><li>to twist together; interwind; interweave.</li><li>to form by or as by twisting together: to twine a wreath.</li><li>to twist (one strand, thread, or the like) with another; interlace.</li><li>to insert with a twisting or winding motion (usually followed by in or into): He twined his fingers in his hair.</li><li>to clasp or enfold (something) around something else; place by or as if by winding (usually followed by about, around, etc.): She twined her arms about the sculpture and carried it away.</li><li>to cause (a person, object, etc.) to be encircled with something else; wreathe; wrap: They twined the arch with flowers.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) twined, twin·ing.</li><li>to wind about something; twist itself in spirals (usually followed by about, around, etc.): Strangling vines twined about the tree.</li><li>to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.</li></ul>