Meaning of 捻る in Japanese

Definition of 捻る

ひねる(hineru) 【捻る ·拈る ·撚る】

(v5r, vt) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck)
to puzzle over
to defeat easily

ねじる(nejiru) · よじる(yojiru) · もじる(mojiru) 【捩る ·捻る ·拗る ·捩じる ·捻じる ·拗じる】

(v5r, vt) to screw; to twist
その取っ手を右にねじると箱は開きます。
Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
to distort; to parody; to make a pun
to torture; to wrest

あかごのてをひねる(akagonotewohineru) · あかごのてをねじる(akagonotewonejiru) 【赤子の手をひねる ·赤子の手を捻る ·赤子の手をねじる】

(exp) exceptionally easy (like taking candy from a baby); as easy as twisting a baby's hand →Related words: 赤子の腕をひねる
そんな事は、彼にとっては赤子の手を捻るようなものだ。
For him, that will be like taking candy from a baby.

あかごのうでをねじる(akagonoudewonejiru) · あかごのうでをひねる(akagonoudewohineru) 【赤子の腕をひねる ·赤子の腕を捻る ·赤子の腕をねじる】

(exp) exceptionally easy (like taking candy from a baby); as easy as twisting a baby's arm →Related words: 赤子の手をひねる

くびをひねる(kubiwohineru) 【首をひねる ·首を捻る】

(exp, v5r) to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
私はその数学の難問に首をひねった。
I puzzled over the difficult math problem.

あたまをひねる(atamawohineru) 【頭を捻る ·頭をひねる】

For him, that will be like taking candy from a baby.