1. (v.) To follow a winding, crooked course; as, a meandering stream\.

2. (n.) A tortuous or intricate movement.

3. (n.) Fretwork. See Fret.

4. (v. t.) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.

5. (v. i.) To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

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