To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash.
To cut, especially to cut off a large portion.
A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock.
A large portion, slice or lump.
To extort.
To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
To twist, wring (something).
To contort (a part of the body).
A contortion.
The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot