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Definition of corkscrew verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

corkscrew

verb

NAmE//ˈkɔrkskru//

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they corkscrew

he / she / it corkscrews

past simple corkscrewed

-ing form corkscrewing

to move in a particular direction while turning in circles

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