λυγίζω λῠγίζω, λύγος to bend or twist as one does a withe, πλευρὰν λ. of a dancer, Ar.; λ. ἀλλήλους, of wrestlers, Luc. to throw, master, Theocr. 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. to turn, play, as a joint in the socket, Soph. metaph. to be thrown or mastered, Theocr.