捻れ

ねじれ

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi), word usually written using kana alone

Physics

捻れの位置ねじれのいち

skew lines

捻れる「ねじれる」「ひねれる」

to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warped

首を捻るくびをひねる

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

頭を捻るあたまをひねる

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

赤子の腕を捻る「あかごのうでをねじる」「あかごのうでをひねる」

to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; to twist a baby's arm