EGAVE

supinate

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm of the hand backwards if the forearm is pointing up, upwards if the forearm is horizontal, or forwards if the arm is pointing down; to twist the forearm by contracting the biceps brachii; to twist the right forearm clockwise or the left forearm counterclockwise.
  2. verb To twist the foot so the weight is on the outer edge.
  3. verb To lie back into a supine position.

Similar words

twist invert twist someone's arm turn retrotort flip uptwist flip over turn upside down palm

Often followed by

the and your forearm his wrists grasp

Word family

supinated supinates supinating

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