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1 (ob-torqueō）
(ob-torqueō） torsī, tortus, ere, to twist, writhe, wrench.—Only P. perf.: collo obtorto: obtortā gulā in vincula abripi iussit, by the throat: obtorti circulus auri, V. -
2 convolvo
convolvere, convolvi, convolutus V TRANSroll/whirl together/round; carry/sweep away; roll up/coil/twist; enfold; writhe; fasten together, interweave, interlace; unroll and roll up (scroll), look up -
3 lucta
lucta, ae, f. [root lug-; cf. lugizô, to writhe, ligare], a wrestling, wrestling-match (post-class.):II.exercebat cum militibus ipse luctam,
Capitol. Maxim. 6:certamen luctae,
Aus. Ep. 93.—Trop.:perseverans quodammodo lucta convincitur,
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4 obtorqueo
ob-torquĕo, si, tum, 2, v. a.I.To turn towards; to turn: obtorque prorim, Att. ap. Non. 200, 33 (Trag. Rel. v. 575 Rib.):II.dextrasque obtorquet in undas Proram,
Stat. Th. 5, 414.—To turn round, twist, writhe, wrench (esp. the neck; rare, and class. only in the part. perf.)):collum,
Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 66:obtorto collo ad praetorem trahor,
i. e. dragged violently by the throat, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 45; id. Rud. 3, 6, 16:ut illum collo obtorto ad subsellia reduceret,
Cic. Clu. 21, 59 (for which:torquere collum,
Liv. 4, 53, 8):obtorta gulā in vincula abripi jussit,
by the throat, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 24: obtorto valgiter labello, twisted, contorted, Petr. Fragm. ap. Fulg. p. 566, 2:obtorti circulus auri,
twisted, wreathed, Verg. A. 5, 559:cardines,
App. M. 3, p. 151, 22.
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