Sentence:  Caught and twisted—<WSD>corkscrewed</WSD> in the mazes of the line, loose harpoons and lances, with all their bristling barbs and points, came flashing and dripping up to the chocks in the bows of Ahab's boat. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.