Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
The punctuation mark \.
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To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
A distorting change from the original meaning.
In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner.
An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
A violent emotional change caused by separation.
To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed.
To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.
To pull or twist violently.
To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.