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twist
(twĭst)v. twist·ed, twist·ing, twists
v.tr.
1.
a. To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand.
b. To form in this manner: twist a length of rope from strands of hemp.
2. To wind or coil (vines or rope, for example) about something.
3. To interlock or interlace: twist flowers in one's hair.
4. To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner: twisted my way through the briar patch.
5. To cause to rotate or turn in another direction: twisted their heads around at the sound of the doorbell.
6. To impart a spiral or coiling shape to, as by turning the ends in opposite directions: twisting wire into a loop.
7.
a. To turn or open by turning: twisted off the bottle cap.
b. To pull, break, or snap by turning: twist off a dead branch.
8. To wrench or sprain: twist one's wrist.
9. To alter the normal aspect of; contort: twist one's mouth into a wry smile.
10. To alter or distort the intended meaning of: The cross-examiner twisted the words of the witness. See Synonyms at distort.
11. To alter or distort the mental, moral, or emotional character of: The trauma twisted the child's outlook.
v.intr.
1. To be or become twisted.
2. To move or progress in a winding course; meander: The river twisted toward the sea.
3. To squirm; writhe: twist with pain.
4. To rotate or turn in another direction: The owl's head twisted around toward me.
5. To dance the twist.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. Something twisted or formed by twisting, especially:
a. A length of yarn, cord, or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes.
b. Tobacco leaves processed into the form of a rope or roll.
c. A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together.
d. A sliver of citrus peel twisted over or dropped into a beverage for flavoring.
2. A spin, twirl, or rotation.
3. Sports
a. A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics.
b. A spinning motion given to a ball when thrown or struck in a specific way.
4.
a. The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain.
b. The degree or angle of torsional stress.
5.
a. A contortion or distortion of the body, especially the face.
b. A distortion of meaning: gave my words a misleading twist.
6. A sprain or wrench, as of an ankle.
7. A change in direction; a turn: a sharp twist in the path.
8. An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion: a twist of fate; a story with a quirky twist.
9. A personal inclination or eccentricity; a penchant or flaw: an odd twist to his character.
10. A dance characterized by vigorous gyrations of the hips and arms.
twist off
Idioms: To remove by twisting.
leave to twist/leave twisting in the wind
To abandon (someone) to a bad situation, often as a recipient of blame: "If our envoy was so blameless, why had she been left to twist in the wind?" (William Safire).
twist (someone's) arm Slang
To pressure or coerce: If you twist my arm, I'll stay for a second beer.
[Middle English twisten, to squeeze, be divided, from twist, a divided object, fork, rope, from Old English -twist; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
twist′a·bil′i·ty n.
twist′a·ble adj.
twist′ing·ly adv.
twist′y adj.
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twist
(twɪst)vb
1. to cause (one end or part) to turn or (of one end or part) to turn in the opposite direction from another; coil or spin
2. to distort or be distorted; change in shape
3. to wind or cause to wind; twine, coil, or intertwine: to twist flowers into a wreath.
4. to force or be forced out of the natural form or position: to twist one's ankle.
5. (usually passive) to change or cause to change for the worse in character, meaning, etc; pervert: his ideas are twisted; she twisted the statement.
6. to revolve or cause to revolve; rotate
7. (tr) to wrench with a turning action: to twist something from someone's grasp.
8. (intr) to follow a winding course
9. (intr) to squirm, as with pain
10. (Dancing) (intr) to dance the twist
11. (tr) informal Brit to cheat; swindle
12. twist someone's arm to persuade or coerce someone
n
13. the act or an instance of twisting
14. something formed by or as if by twisting: a twist of hair.
15. a decisive change of direction, aim, meaning, or character
16. (in a novel, play, etc) an unexpected event, revelation, or other development
17. a bend: a twist in the road.
18. a distortion of the original or natural shape or form
19. a jerky pull, wrench, or turn
20. a strange personal characteristic, esp a bad one
21. a confused mess, tangle, or knot made by twisting
22. (Knitting & Sewing) a twisted thread used in sewing where extra strength is needed
23. (Textiles) (in weaving) a specified direction of twisting the yarn
24. (Dancing) the twist a modern dance popular in the 1960s, in which couples vigorously twist the hips in time to rhythmic music
25. (Cookery) a bread loaf or roll made of one or more pieces of twisted dough
26. a thin sliver of peel from a lemon, lime, etc, twisted and added to a drink
27. (Recreational Drugs)
a. a cigar made by twisting three cigars around one another
b. chewing tobacco made in the form of a roll by twisting the leaves together
28. (General Physics) physics torsional deformation or shear stress or strain
29. (General Sporting Terms) sport chiefly US and Canadian spin given to a ball in various games, esp baseball
30. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the extent to which the grooves in the bore of a rifled firearm are spiralled
31. round the twist slang Brit mad; eccentric
[Old English; related to German dialect Zwist a quarrel, Dutch twisten to quarrel]
ˈtwistable adj
ˌtwistaˈbility n
ˈtwisted adj
ˈtwisting adj
ˈtwisty adj
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twist
(twɪst)v.t.
1. to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
2. to form by or as if by winding strands together.
3. to entwine (one thing) with another.
4. to wind or coil (something) about something else.
5. to alter in shape, as by turning the ends in opposite directions.
6. to turn sharply or wrench out of place; sprain: twisted his ankle.
7. to pull, tear, or break off by turning forcibly.
8. to contort: twisting her face in a wry smile.
9. to distort the meaning or form of; pervert: He accused us of twisting his comments.
10. to cause to become mentally or emotionally distorted; warp.
11. to form into a coil or knot by winding, rolling, etc.
12. to bend tortuously.
13. to cause to move with a rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve.
14. to turn (something) from one direction to another, as by rotating.
v.i. 15. to be or become intertwined.
16. to wind or twine about something.
17. to writhe or squirm.
18. to take a spiral form or course.
19. to turn so as to face in another direction.
20. to turn, coil, or bend into a spiral shape.
21. to change shape under forcible turning or twisting.
22. to move with a progressive rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve.
n. 23. a deviation in direction; curve; bend; turn.
24. a rotary motion or spin.
25. anything formed by or as if by twisting.
26. the act or process of twining strands together.
27. a twisting awry or askew.
28. distortion or perversion, as of meaning or form.
29. an eccentric turn or bent of mind.
30. spiral arrangement or form.
31. spiral movement or course.
32. an irregular bend; crook; kink.
33. a sudden, unanticipated change of course, as of events.
34. a novel treatment, method, etc.
35. the changing of the shape of anything by or as if by turning the ends in opposite directions.
36. the stress causing this alteration; torque.
37. a twisting or torsional action, force, or stress; torsion.
38. a full rotation of the body performed during a dive or vault.
39. a strong, twisted silk thread used for working buttonholes and for other purposes.
40. the direction of twisting in weaving yarn.
41. a loaf or roll of dough twisted and baked.
42. a strip of citrus peel used to flavor a drink.
43. a dance characterized by strongly rhythmic turns and twists of body.
Idioms: twist someone's arm, to use force or coercion on someone.
[1300–50; Middle English: to divide, derivative of twist divided object, rope (compare Old English -twist in candel-twist pair of snuffers); akin to twi-]
twist′a•ble, adj.
twist`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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twist
Past participle: twisted
Gerund: twisting
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| Noun | 1. |  twist - an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" |
| 2. | twist - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" | |
| 3. | twist - 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" mnemonic - a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall | |
| 4. |  twist - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) | |
| 5. |  twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. sprain - a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments | |
| 6. |  twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight | |
| 7. |  twist - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) | |
| 8. |  twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself | |
| 9. |  twist - a jerky pulling movement | |
| 10. |  twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the haircoif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) queue - a braid of hair at the back of the head pigtail - a plait of braided hair | |
| 11. |  twist - 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"social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion | |
| 12. |  twist - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" | |
| 13. |  twist - turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"twiddle - a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" | |
| Verb | 1. |  twist - 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"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" wrench - make a sudden twisting motion |
| 2. |  twist - 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"incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" crank - bend into the shape of a crank | |
| 3. | twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head" crick - twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck" quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | |
| 4. |  twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk" interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving untwist - cause to become untwisted | |
| 5. | twist - form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough" | |
| 6. | twist - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" circumvolute - wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail spiral - form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain" snake - form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley" | |
| 7. |  twist - do the twist trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | |
| 8. |  twist - 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"pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" | |
| 9. |  twist - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" | |
| 10. |  twist - 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"injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to |
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twist
verb
2. intertwine, wind, weave, braid, interweave, plait, entwine, twine, wreathe, interlace The fibres are twisted together during spinning.
3. turn (round), rotate, swivel (round), pivot, spin (round), revolve, skew (round) Hold your arms straight out and twist to the right and left.
4. distort, screw up, contort, mangle The car was left a mess of twisted metal.
distort straighten, untwist
distort straighten, untwist
6. wind, turn, bend, curve, snake, weave, worm, loop, swerve, meander, zigzag, corkscrew The road twists and turns between pleasant little cottages.
wind straighten, unravel, unwind, unroll, uncoil, untwist
wind straighten, unravel, unwind, unroll, uncoil, untwist
noun
1. surprise, change, turn, development, revelation This little story has a twist in its tail.
2. development, emphasis, variation, slant The battle of the sexes took on a new twist.
5. curve, turn, bend, loop, arc, kink, zigzag, convolution, dog-leg, undulation the twists and turns of the existing track
6. trait, fault, defect, peculiarity, bent, characteristic, flaw, deviation, quirk, eccentricity, oddity, aberration, imperfection, kink, foible, idiosyncrasy, proclivity, crotchet If only she could alter this personality twist.
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twist
verb1. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course:
2. To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of:
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Translations
يَلْويإنْحِراف، تَغييرجَدْل، إلتِواءلَفَّةٌ منلَوي، فَتْل، جَدْل، إلْتِواء
kroutitpřekroutitskrojeksmyčkasplétat
snosnoningvridevridningdreje
äkkimutkakäännekääntääkieputtaakierre
uvrnuti
csavaráselferdítkifacsarásösszecsavartwist
fléttasnögg umskipti, hvörfsnúa ; vinda ; bugîastsnúa upp á; aflagasnúningur, vafningur
ねじる
...을 비틀다
išlenktipynimassusuktassusuktivyniojimas
apvītcilpagriešanāsgrieztgrozīšana
skrútenieskrútiťsplietať
obratobrniti seodvitiovinekoviti
vrida
บิดเป็นเกลียว
xoắn
twist
[twɪst]A. N
1. (= coil) [of thread, yarn] → torzal m; [of paper] → cucurucho m; [of smoke] → voluta f; [of tobacco] → rollo m
a twist of lemon → un pedacito or un rizo de limón
a twist of lemon → un pedacito or un rizo de limón
2. (= loaf of bread) → trenza f
3. (= kink) (in wire, cord, hose) → vuelta f
to get (o.s.) into a twist get one's knickers in a twist → armarse or hacerse un lío
to get (o.s.) into a twist get one's knickers in a twist → armarse or hacerse un lío
4. (= bend) (in road) → recodo m, curva f; (in river) → recodo m
to be round the twist → estar chiflado
to go round the twist → volverse loco
to drive sb round the twist → volver loco a algn
to be round the twist → estar chiflado
to go round the twist → volverse loco
to drive sb round the twist → volver loco a algn
5. (= turning action) with a quick twist of the wrist → torciendo or girando rápidamente la muñeca
she smiled with a wry twist of her mouth → sonrió torciendo la boca
to give sth a twist [+ lid, top] → girar algo
she smiled with a wry twist of her mouth → sonrió torciendo la boca
to give sth a twist [+ lid, top] → girar algo
6. (= unexpected turn) (in plot, story) → giro m
the plot has an unexpected twist → el argumento tiene un giro inesperado
to put a new twist on an old argument → darle un nuevo enfoque a un viejo argumento
by a strange twist of fate → por una de esas extrañas vueltas que da la vida
the story has a twist in the tail → la historia tiene un final inesperado
the plot has an unexpected twist → el argumento tiene un giro inesperado
to put a new twist on an old argument → darle un nuevo enfoque a un viejo argumento
by a strange twist of fate → por una de esas extrañas vueltas que da la vida
the story has a twist in the tail → la historia tiene un final inesperado
B. VT
1. (= coil) → enroscar, enrollar
she twisted her hair into a bun → se enrolló or enroscó el pelo en un moño
the rope got twisted round the pole → la cuerda se enroscó alrededor del palo
the strands are twisted together → las hebras están enrolladas unas a otras
to twist sb round one's little finger → tener a algn en el bolsillo, hacer con algn lo que le da la gana
she twisted her hair into a bun → se enrolló or enroscó el pelo en un moño
the rope got twisted round the pole → la cuerda se enroscó alrededor del palo
the strands are twisted together → las hebras están enrolladas unas a otras
to twist sb round one's little finger → tener a algn en el bolsillo, hacer con algn lo que le da la gana
C. VI
1. (= coil) → enroscarse
2. (= bend) [road, river] → serpentear
3. (= turn) [person] (also twist round) → girar
twist off
A. VI + ADV [top, lid] → desenroscarse
B. VT + ADV [+ top, lid] → desenroscar
you twist the top off like this → la tapa se desenrosca así
to twist a piece off → separar un trozo torciéndolo
you twist the top off like this → la tapa se desenrosca así
to twist a piece off → separar un trozo torciéndolo
twist round
A. VT + ADV (lit) → dar vueltas a, girar (fig) [+ words] → tergiversar
B. VI + ADV → girar
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twist
[ˈtwɪst] n
(= action) to give sth a twist [+ lid, cap, valve] → faire tourner qch; [+ neck] → tordre qch
(= twisted piece) a twist of paper → un papier enroulé, un cornet
a twist of smoke → des volutes f de fumée
a twist of smoke → des volutes f de fumée
(= bend) (in road) → tournant m; (in river) → coude m
the twists and turns of the track → les tours et détours de la piste
the twists and turns of the track → les tours et détours de la piste
vt
[+ wire, rope, handkerchief] → entortiller; [+ hair] → enrouler
She twisted her hair into a bun → Elle enroula ses cheveux en chignon.
Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag → Elle se mit à tortiller entre ses doigts les anses de son sac.
She twisted her hair into a bun → Elle enroula ses cheveux en chignon.
Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag → Elle se mit à tortiller entre ses doigts les anses de son sac.
(= wind) → enrouler
She twisted the long scarf round her head → Elle enroula le long foulard autour de sa tête.
She twisted the long scarf round her head → Elle enroula le long foulard autour de sa tête.
(= turn) [+ knob, dial, handle] → tourner
He took the jar and twisted the lid off → Il prit le pot et ouvrit le couvercle.
to twist one's head round → tourner la tête
She twisted her head round so that she could see him → Elle tourna la tête pour pouvoir le voir.
He took the jar and twisted the lid off → Il prit le pot et ouvrit le couvercle.
to twist one's head round → tourner la tête
She twisted her head round so that she could see him → Elle tourna la tête pour pouvoir le voir.
(= bend) [+ metal] → tordre
He twisted her arms behind her back → Il lui tordit les bras dans le dos.
He twisted her arms behind her back → Il lui tordit les bras dans le dos.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
twist
n
(= action) to give something a twist → etw (herum)drehen; to give somebody’s arm a twist → jdm den Arm verdrehen or umdrehen; to give one’s ankle a twist → sich (dat) → den Fuß vertreten; with a quick twist of the hand → mit einer schnellen Handbewegung
(= bend) → Kurve f, → Biegung f; (fig: in story etc) → Wendung f; the road is full of twists and turns → die Straße hat viele Biegungen und Windungen; by or in a cruel twist of fate → durch eine grausame Laune des Schicksals
(= coiled shape) salt in little twists of paper → in kleine Papierstückchen eingewickeltes Salz; twists of thread → Garnknäuel nt; a twist of French bread → ein französisches Weißbrot (in Zopfform)
(Brit inf) to be/go round the twist → verrückt sein/werden; it’s/she’s driving me round the twist! → das/sie macht mich wahnsinnig!
vt
(= wind, turn) → drehen; (= coil) → wickeln (→ into zu +dat); to twist threads etc together → Fäden etc zusammendrehen or verflechten; to twist pieces of string into a rope → Bindfäden zu einem Seil drehen; to twist flowers into a garland → Blumen zu einer Girlande binden; she twisted her hair into a bun → sie drehte sich (dat) → die Haare zu einem Knoten; to twist the top off a jar → den Deckel von einem Glas abdrehen; to twist something (a)round something → etw um etw (acc) → wickeln ? finger
(= bend, distort) rod, key → verbiegen; part of body → verdrehen; (fig) meaning, words, truth → verdrehen, entstellen; to twist something out of shape → etw verbiegen; to twist somebody’s arm (lit) → jdm den Arm verdrehen; she had to twist my arm to get me to do it (fig) → sie musste mich sehr überreden, bis ich es tat; to twist one’s ankle → sich (dat) → den Fuß vertreten; his face was twisted with pain → sein Gesicht war verzerrt vor Schmerz or schmerzverzerrt
vi
(= wind) → sich drehen; (smoke) → sich kringeln or ringeln; (plant) → sich winden or ranken; (= wriggle: road, river, person) → sich schlängeln or winden; the kite strings have twisted (a)round the pole → die Drachenschnüre haben sich um den Pfahl verwickelt
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twist
[twɪst]1. n
b. (twisting action) → torsione f
to give sth a twist → far girare qc
to give one's ankle/wrist a twist, twist one's ankle/wrist (Med) → slogarsi la caviglia/il polso
with a quick twist of the wrist → con un rapido movimento del polso
to give sth a twist → far girare qc
to give one's ankle/wrist a twist, twist one's ankle/wrist (Med) → slogarsi la caviglia/il polso
with a quick twist of the wrist → con un rapido movimento del polso
2. vt (wrench out of shape) → far piegare, deformare (fig) (sense, words) → travisare, distorcere; (turn) → girare; (unscrew) → svitare; (weave) (also twist together) → intrecciare; (roll around) → arrotolare
to twist (round) (coil) → attorcigliare (intorno a)
his face was twisted with pain → il suo volto era contratto dal dolore
to twistle one's ankle/neck/wrist (Med) → slogarsi la caviglia/il collo/il polso
to twistle sb's arm (fig) → forzare qn
to twist (round) (coil) → attorcigliare (intorno a)
his face was twisted with pain → il suo volto era contratto dal dolore
to twistle one's ankle/neck/wrist (Med) → slogarsi la caviglia/il collo/il polso
to twistle sb's arm (fig) → forzare qn
3. vi
a. (rope) → attorcigliarsi; (road) → snodarsi
the road twisted and turned → la strada procedeva a zigzag
the road twisted and turned → la strada procedeva a zigzag
b. (dance) → ballare il twist
twist off vt + adv → svitare
twist round
2. vt + adv (words) → travisare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
twist
(twist) verb1. to turn round (and round). He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.
2. to wind around or together. He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.
3. to force out of the correct shape or position. The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.
noun1. the act of twisting.
2. a twisted piece of something. He added a twist of lemon to her drink.
3. a turn, coil etc. There's a twist in the rope.
4. a change in direction (of a story etc). The story had a strange twist at the end.
ˈtwisted adjective bent out of shape. a twisted branch; a twisted report.
ˈtwister noun a dishonest or deceiving person.
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twist
→ يَلْوي kroutit sno drehen συστρέφω retorcer kieputtaa vriller uvrnuti torcere ねじる ...을 비틀다 samendraaien vri przekręcić torcer крутить vrida บิดเป็นเกลียว bükmek xoắn 扭曲Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
twist
n. torsión, torcedura; sacudida, contorsión; peculiaridad;
v. [an ankle] torcer, virar, doblar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
twist
vt, vi (one's ankle, etc.) torcerse, doblarse; Did you twist your ankle?.. ¿Se torció el tobillo?English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.