development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"

interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end

fast one, trick - a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"

rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)

birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)

harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

sprain - a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

current, stream - a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"

motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

coiffure, hair style, hairdo - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

queue - a braid of hair at the back of the head

pigtail - a braid of hair on either side of the face

social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion

rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

twiddle - a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

wrench - make a sudden twisting motion

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

dent, indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"

incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"

gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"

crank - bend into the shape of a crank

convolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together

quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

curl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

turn - 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"

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

shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"

trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your kneees towards your chin"

denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to