corkscrew
To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrewTo wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
извиватьсяizvivatʹsja
(transitive)To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
извиватьizvivatʹ
move in a spiral or zigzag course
(informal, transitive)To extract information or consent from someone.
Examples
25 sentencesI need a corkscrew.
Мені потрібний штопор. — deniko
Does anybody here have a corkscrew?
ruУ кого-нибудь здесь есть штопор? — marafon
deHat jemand hier einen Korkenzieher? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I wonder where the corkscrew is.
ruИнтересно, где штопор. — marafon
Do you have a corkscrew I could borrow?
Do you have a corkscrew that I could borrow?
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
corkscrews, corkscrewing, corkscrewed, corkscrewed| Base form | corkscrew · to corkscrew |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | corkscrews |
| Present participle | corkscrewing |
| Past simple | corkscrewed |
| Past participle | corkscrewed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.