nld: draaien - UWN/MENTA

nld: draaien

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Meaning
means	(verb) turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" revolve, go around, rotate
means	(verb) move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" turn over, roll
means	(verb) cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" rotate, circumvolve
means	(verb) change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" turn
means	(verb) turn on a pivot pivot, swivel
means	(verb) to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" gyrate, coil, spiral
means	(verb) turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" splay, turn out, spread out, rotate
means	(verb) change direction; "The road bends" bend
means	(verb) turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head" twist
means	(verb) move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning" turn
means	(verb) fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" tumble, whirl, whirl around
means	(verb) turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest deflect, turn away, bend
means	(verb) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" writhe, wrestle, squirm, wriggle, twist, worm
means	e/Turning

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