English dictionary
twist
/tw/I/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an unforeseen development
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an interpretation of a text or action
Synonyms constructionSource: WordNet 3.0
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any clever maneuver
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the act of rotating rapidly
ExamplesIt broke off after much twisting.
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a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
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a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
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a circular segment of a curve
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a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
Synonyms eddySource: WordNet 3.0
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a jerky pulling movement
Synonyms wrenchSource: WordNet 3.0
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a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
ExamplesThey liked to dance the twist.
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the act of winding or twisting
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turning or twisting around (in place)
ExamplesWith a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room.
Synonyms turnSource: WordNet 3.0
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The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
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Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the <i>twist</i> of a billiard ball.
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verb
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to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
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cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
ExamplesTwist the dough into a braid.
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turn in the opposite direction
ExamplesTwist one's head.
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form into a spiral shape
ExamplesThe cord is all twisted.
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form into twists
ExamplesTwist the strips of dough.
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extend in curves and turns
ExamplesThe path twisted through the forest.
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do the twist
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twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
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practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
ExamplesDon't twist my words.
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twist suddenly so as to sprain
ExamplesThe wrestler twisted his shoulder.
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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
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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 <i>twist</i> more easily than others.
Source: webster1913