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Definition of corkscrew verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corkscrew

verb
 
/ˈkɔːkskruː/
 
/ˈkɔːrkskruː/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they corkscrew
 
/ˈkɔːkskruː/
 
/ˈkɔːrkskruː/
he / she / it corkscrews
 
/ˈkɔːkskruːz/
 
/ˈkɔːrkskruːz/
past simple corkscrewed
 
/ˈkɔːkskruːd/
 
/ˈkɔːrkskruːd/
past participle corkscrewed
 
/ˈkɔːkskruːd/
 
/ˈkɔːrkskruːd/
-ing form corkscrewing
 
/ˈkɔːkskruːɪŋ/
 
/ˈkɔːrkskruːɪŋ/
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  1. (+ adv./prep) to move in a particular direction while turning in circles
    • The path corkscrews down through the trees.
See corkscrew in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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