Manipulate_into_shape : coil-9.6
twist 'form into twists'
rotate
coil
curl
twine
roll
whirl
swing
swirl
loop
spin
twirl
twist
wind
loop 'FN: arrange an object into a loop or a shape approximating a loop.'
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Examples from WordNet
Twist the strips of dough
Examples from VerbNet
Cora coiled the rope around the post.
The rope coiled around the post.
The rope curled upward.
That type of rope coiled easily around the post.
Examples from SemCor
Twist one strip diagonally around each skinless frankfurter, pinching dough at ends to seal it.