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twist
(tw/I/st )

noun (n)

  • an unforeseen development(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    turn, turn of events
    source: wordnet30
  • an interpretation of a text or action(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    construction
    source: wordnet30
  • any clever maneuver(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    device, gimmick
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of rotating rapidly(noun.act)
    Example:
    It broke off after much twisting.
    Synonym:
    spin, twirl, twisting, whirl
    source: wordnet30
  • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    pull, wrench
    source: wordnet30
  • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    kink, twirl
    source: wordnet30
  • a circular segment of a curve(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    bend, crook, turn
    source: wordnet30
  • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    eddy
    source: wordnet30
  • a jerky pulling movement(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    wrench
    source: wordnet30
  • a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    braid, plait, tress
    source: wordnet30
  • social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s(noun.act)
    Example:
    They liked to dance the twist.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of winding or twisting(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    wind, winding
    source: wordnet30
  • turning or twisting around (in place)(noun.act)
    Example:
    With a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room.
    Synonym:
    turn
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the twist of a billiard ball.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    squirm, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe
    source: wordnet30
  • cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Twist the dough into a braid.
    Synonym:
    bend, deform, flex, turn
    Antonym:
    unbend
    source: wordnet30
  • turn in the opposite direction(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Twist one's head.
    source: wordnet30
  • form into a spiral shape(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The cord is all twisted.
    Synonym:
    distort, twine
    Antonym:
    untwist
    source: wordnet30
  • form into twists(verb.change)
    Example:
    Twist the strips of dough.
    source: wordnet30
  • extend in curves and turns(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The path twisted through the forest.
    Synonym:
    curve, wind
    source: wordnet30
  • do the twist(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Don't twist my words.
    Synonym:
    convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist around
    source: wordnet30
  • twist suddenly so as to sprain(verb.body)
    Example:
    The wrestler twisted his shoulder.
    Synonym:
    rick, sprain, turn, wrench, wrick
    source: wordnet30
  • To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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