I.to bend or twist as one does a withe, πλευρὰν λ. of a dancer, Ar.; λ. ἀλλήλους, of wrestlers, Luc.
2.to throw, master, Theocr.
II.Pass. to bend or twist oneself like a withe, to bend aside or writhe, so as to avoid a blow, Plat., Luc.:—metaph., in perf. part. λελυγισμένος, broken, effeminate, Anth.
2.to turn, play, as a joint in the socket, Soph.
3.metaph. to be thrown or mastered, Theocr.
