chalk line, snap line, snapline - a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface

cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"

packthread - a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages

distort, twist, twine - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

wreathe, wind - form into a wreath

fold - intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs"

twine - make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"

wattle - interlace to form wattle

plash, pleach - interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge"

ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"

splice - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"

encircle, environ, surround, circle, round, ring - be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

spool - wind onto a spool or a reel

reel - wind onto or off a reel

ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"

clew, clue - roll into a ball

coil, curl, loop - wind around something in coils or loops

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"

create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form

wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape

mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"

interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"

spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"

interweave, weave - interlace by or as it by weaving