Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Twine \Twine\, v. i.
   1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.

   2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

            As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the
            sea their course incline.             --Swift.

   3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman.

   4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb
      spirally; as, many plants twine.

Twine \Twine\, n. [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double
   thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See
   {Twice}, and cf. {Twin}.]
   1. A twist; a convolution.

            Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine.   --Milton.

   2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads
      or strands twisted together, and used for various
      purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and
      the like; a small cord or string.

   3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips.

   {Twine reeler}, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind
      of mule, or spinning machine.

Twine \Twine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Twining}.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread;
   akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde.
   See {Twine}, n.]
   1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of
      threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.

   2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible
      substance around another body.

            Let me twine Mine arms about that body. --Shak.

   3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

            Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.

   4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.

   5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.

Source : WordNet®

twine
     n : a lightweight cord [syn: {string}]

twine
     v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the
          ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine},
           {entwine}, {enlace}, {interlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]
     2: coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"
     3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger";
        "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {wrap},
        {roll}] [ant: {unwind}]
     4: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
     5: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: {twist},
         {distort}] [ant: {untwist}]