corkscrew

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CORKSCREW

to draw out by force or with effort <practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness>

Synonyms corkscrew, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, wring, yank

Related Words mine, pluck, remove, take (out), withdraw

Near Antonyms implant, insert, install, instill; cram, jam, ram, stuff, wedge

to follow a circular or spiral course <the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill>

Synonyms coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, spiral, twine, twist

Related Words arc, arch, bend, crook, curve, hook, sweep, swerve, turn, veer, wheel; swirl, whirl; circle, encircle, loop; enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace; bow, bulge; meander, weave, zigzag

Near Antonyms straighten

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