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(1):
(a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
(2):
(v. t.) To cover.
(3):
(v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
(4):
(superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
(5):
(superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
(6):
(v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
(7):
(superl.) Wrested; perverted.