corkscrew

IPA: kˈɔrkskru

An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.

(intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
(transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
(transitive, informal) To extract information or consent from someone.

Examples of "corkscrew" in Sentences

A corkscrew is a familiar illustration of the screw.
"It's what we call a corkscrew lie down here," I explained.
If you want to splurge on a handsome gift, a corkscrew is a stately way to go.
They stay at a relatively high altitude, then bank hard and come down in what's called a corkscrew landing.
The thing which might have been mistaken for a tricycle turned upside-down was the inexpressibly important instrument to which the corkscrew was the key.
Ballyvaughan called the corkscrew (you can guess why) and drove and drove and drove, and then Car 1 turned around, and we followed and Car 3 followed us.
Tirabuzón is a word for corkscrew, which is sort of what Fernando's Sunday pitch, his screwball, looks like to National Baseball League batters as it twists and dips.