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► 動詞
捻る  [(2)ひねる]    meaning:  twist  rank: 1
☆ ちょっと捻った味付けの料理 ⇨ A dish with a little bit of twist in seasoning
☆ 彼は蛇口を捻った ⇨ He twisted open/close the tap
☆ 足首を捻ってしまった ⇨ I twisted my ankle

捻る  [(2)ひねる]  [coll]    meaning:  defeat  rank: 3
☆ 私達は相手に簡単に捻られてしまった ⇨ We got defeated handily by our opponent  (☛ Defeat a weaker opponent quickly and easily)


More examples:
  • それは赤子の手を捻るようなものだ ⇨ That’s like twisting a baby’s hand, taking candy from a baby, a very easy thing to do