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Twist
twɪst
- form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape
"a strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube"
crumpled bent out of shape crushed buckled warped misshapen distorted deformed crooked wry lopsided crumple crush buckle mangle warp bend out of shape misshape deform distort contort screw up quirk- form (something) into a particular shape by taking hold of one or both ends and turning them
"she twisted her handkerchief into a knot"
- turn or bend into a specified position or in a specified direction
"he grabbed the man and twisted his arm behind his back"
- remove something by pulling and rotating it
"beetroot can be stored once the leaves have been twisted off"
- move one's body so that the shoulders and hips are facing in different directions
"she twisted in her seat to look at the buildings"
- move in a wriggling or writhing fashion
"he twisted himself free"
- injure (a joint) by wrenching it
"he twisted his ankle trying to avoid his opponent's lunge"
- distort or misrepresent the meaning of (words)
"they twisted my words and made a mockery of me"
- cause to rotate around a stationary point; turn
"she twisted her ring round and round on her finger"
- wind around or through something
"I twisted a strand of hair around my finger"
- move or cause to move around each other; interlace
"she twisted her hands together nervously"
- make (something) by interlacing or winding strands together
"he could twist a rope strong enough to hold a mule"
- take or have a winding course
"the railway lines twist and turn round the hills"
- dance the twist
- cheat; defraud
- (in pontoon) request, deal, or be dealt a card face upwards
- an act of twisting something around a stationary point
"the taps needed a single twist to turn them on"
- an act of turning one's body or part of one's body
"with a sudden twist, she got away from him"
- a dance with a twisting movement of the body, popular in the 1960s
"lets do the twist"
- the extent of twisting of a rod or other object
- force producing twisting; torque
- forward motion combined with rotation about an axis
- the rifling in the bore of a gun
"barrels with a 1:24 inch twist"
- a thing with a spiral shape
"a barley sugar twist"
- a paper packet with twisted ends
"he handed her a twist of paper"
- a small quantity of tobacco, sugar, salt, or a similar substance, wrapped in such a packet
"he bought a packet of crisps with a blue twist of salt in them"
- a curled piece of lemon peel used to flavour a drink
"she drank vodka and tonic with a twist of lemon"
- a distorted shape
"he had a cruel twist to his mouth"
contortion contorted/distorted shape- an unusual feature of a person's personality, typically an unhealthy one
"her lack of considerateness is a personality twist which could bring her problems"
- a swindle
- a point at which something turns or bends
"the car negotiated the twists and turns of the mountain road"
- an unexpected development of events
"it was soon time for the next twist of fate in his extraordinary career"
- a new treatment or outlook; a variation
"she takes conventional subjects and gives them a twist"
- a fine strong thread consisting of twisted strands of cotton or silk
- a drink consisting of two ingredients mixed together
- a carpet with a tightly curled pile