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twist English

Meaning twist meaning

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twist Verb

— To turn one part of something in one direction and another part in the other direction at the same time.

twist

— verb (= writhe, wriggle) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) The prisoner writhed in discomfort The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace — verb (= bend, turn) cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form bend the rod twist the dough into a braid the strong man could turn an iron bar — verb turn in the opposite direction twist one's head — noun (= construction) an interpretation of a text or action they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct — noun (= turn) an unforeseen development events suddenly took an awkward turn — noun (= device, gimmick) any clever maneuver he would stoop to any device to win a point it was a great sales gimmick a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen — verb form into twists Twist the strips of dough — verb form into a spiral shape The cord is all twisted — noun (= spin, twisting) the act of rotating rapidly he gave the crank a spin it broke off after much twisting — noun (= turn) turning or twisting around (in place) with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room — noun social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s they liked to dance the twist — noun a jerky pulling movement — verb (= sprain, wrench, turn) twist suddenly so as to sprain wrench one's ankle The wrestler twisted his shoulder the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days — verb practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive Don't twist my words — verb do the twist — verb (= wrench) twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates wrench a window off its hinges wrench oneself free from somebody's grip a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest — verb (= wind, curve) extend in curves and turns The road winds around the lake the path twisted through the forest — noun (= kink) a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight — noun (= wrench, pull) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell he was sidelined with a hamstring pull — noun (= eddy) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself — noun (= wind, winding) the act of winding or twisting he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind — noun (= bend, crook) a circular segment of a curve a bend in the road a crook in the path — noun (= braid) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Synonyms twist synonyms

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twist English » English

turn bend wring distort wind wrench twirl coil curve curl sprain twine spin warp contort wriggle plait meander writhe screw pervert braid squirm roll winding whirl weave rotate crook spiral kink entwine contortion wrest twisting squeeze slant convolute bow wrick wrestle worm twist around strand sophisticate misrepresent misinterpret distortion yank unscrew

Topics twist topics

What do people use twist to talk about?
Physical actions Posture

Move a part of the body
Person Healthy

Injure
Physical actions Move something

Turn something
States Quality Shape

Bend
States Quality Shape Bend

Twist, wring
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Altruistic, selfless

Use a person

Conjugation twist conjugation

How do you conjugate twist?

twist · verb

Examples twist examples

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Simple sentences

Don't twist his words.
In a cruelly ironic twist of fate, someday Tatoeba will make an example of us all.
Don't get your knickers in a twist!
Don't twist my elbow.
Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
I like it when you twist my conkers.

Movie subtitles

With stark indifference, Muffat is struck by a final twist of fate.
He'll twist him around his little finger.
What a twist.
Funny twist, isn't it?
We'II twist the roulette table around, the jury can sit there.
They intersect, overlap, twist in and out, to form a jumble of mazes.
I wouldn't be squealing if he hadn't been with another twist.
Give 'em a twist. Yeah. That's it.
As if he isn't going to be hurt enough, she has to twist a knife in him too.
Am I the kind of a guy a woman can twist around her little finger?
Tell me, is it the perspective. that gives my nose that curious twist in the middle?
You gotta twist him around a pole or somethin' to get what you want.
If ever a plot need a twist, this one does. Huh?
Tarzan will twist your head off for this and feed it to hyenas.
Then he gives his moustaches a twist. and he asks would I be offended. if he was to show his admiration. by making you a little present.
Quick, pull his ears back. Give them a twist.
But he's completely round the twist.
Give me a double pecan fudge twist with two cherries on it.
She'll twist him around her little finger.
You figure it's gonna be a pass, you see, but the twist.
Twist it.
The quick twist like in London.
Long enough. Kind of a crazy story with a crazy twist to it.
And when I found out it was Jackson, I thought it was a great twist.
But he was playing around with some other twist.
You know, it's amazing how a man can twist logic to suit his own ends.
You got a pretty little neck, sister. but if you don't keep it out of card games, somebody's gonna twist it right off.
You leave me alone, or I'll twist your neck.
He'll twist that tin star around your heart.
Tell me, is it the perspective that gives my nose that curious twist in the middle?
If ever a plot need a twist, this one does. - Huh?
Kind of a crazy story with a crazy twist to it.
And who's this twist here?
Upon my soul, I married a cute woman, but she is harsh. They twist me round their little fingers!

News and current affairs

The Sudairis, it seems, have apparently left their half brother alone to twist in the wind. Abdullah's proposal could weaken his position domestically, particularly in relation to the country's powerful Islamists.
The second worrying development in Germany - intimately linked to the first - is the latest twist in the debate on the planned enlargement of the European Union to bring in ten or more countries from Central and Eastern Europe.
Reporters are not entitled to so twist the facts as to reinvent them.
By a lucky twist, however, on the day the court ruled, Lord Russell Johnston, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, was in Armenia.
The twist in this tale is that only half of the owners were correctly informed.
Located on campus, the program's facilities resemble colorful Google offices, but with a Finnish twist: video conference rooms have been built into sauna-like structures.
But there is a twist.
Television and newspapers continue to trumpet every twist and turn of global financial markets.
That is one twist that Prebisch would never have anticipated.
The question is reasonable enough if we don't give it an American twist.
Moreover, there is an important and worrisome twist to those linkages: China itself has tilted increasingly toward Europe as its major source of external demand.
This is also the twist that underscores the ultimate congressional hypocrisy.
But, in a new twist, Italian authorities at the beginning of this year rescued hundreds of migrants, including pregnant women and dozens of children, aboard an aging steel-hulled freighter.
The recent controversial bailout deal - likened by some to the 1919 Versailles Treaty, with Greece in the role of Germany - offers the latest twist in the eurozone's existential saga.
But the opposite conclusion was equally plausible: Given the extent of fragility, a clever twist to the control levers might facilitate a military victory by the economic hegemon.
TOULOUSE - If history punishes those who fail to learn from it, financial history does its punishing with a sadistic twist - it also punishes those who learn from it too enthusiastically.
Proponents of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies Regulation Bill 2010, now before the Indian Parliament, employ a similar rhetorical twist.
The danger now is that pro-secession leaders may twist the loss of sovereignty supposedly inherent in association with the EU into precisely such a claim.
The sad truth is that, in Russia, history does indeed repeat itself, but, in a twist on Karl Marx's dictum, as tragedy and farce at once.
But a plot twist has complicated his shoo-in campaign, with both Tang and Leung now improvising their lines - peppered with frequent insults - and each consulting the director (China) at every turn.
Implicit threats of a unilateral Israeli attack, together with conspicuous meddling in the US presidential election campaign, have compounded Netanyahu's effort to twist Obama's arm.
The country's ruling generals will twist what is meant to be a democratic process, whereby the people get to express their will, into a mockery of free expression in which people vote in fear and without hope.
Meanwhile, the most recent twist in the Tibet fallout serves as a striking reminder of how China's newfound assertiveness and clout on the international scene is creating an increasingly complex challenge for foreign companies.
But that liberating sentiment has recently undergone an ironic twist.

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