Sekirov Dictionary

pretzel

/ˈpɹɛt.səl/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun2

A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
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(figurative) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.
- he drew himself up into a regular pretzel of a boy — 1901

verb1

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(US, informal) To bend, twist, or contort.
- They discovered a snake pretzelled into knots.

forms

pretzeled · pretzelled · pretzeling · pretzelling · pretzels

Phrases with pretzel

pretzel up
To make or become confused, perplexed, twisted or entangled.

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