What is the meaning of Writhe?

(v.i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
(v.t.) To extort; to wring; to wrest.
(v.t.) To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
(v.t.) To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.

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