twist

v., twist·ed, twist·ing, twists.

v.tr.

1. 1. To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand.
   2. 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 turn so as to face 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. 1. To turn or open by turning: twisted off the bottle cap.
   2. 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 revolve.
5. To dance the twist.
6. To move so as to face in another direction.

n.

1. Something twisted or formed by twisting, especially:
   1. A length of yarn, cord, or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes.
   2. Tobacco leaves processed into the form of a rope or roll.
   3. A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together.
   4. A sliver of citrus peel twisted over or dropped into a beverage for flavoring.
2. The act of twisting or the condition of being twisted; a spin, twirl, or rotation.
3. Sports.
   1. A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics.
   2. A spinning motion given to a ball when thrown or struck in a specific way.
4. 1. The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain.
   2. The degree or angle of torsional stress.
5. 1. A contortion or distortion of the body, especially the face.
   2. 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.

idioms:

leave to twist (or leave twisting) in the wind

1. 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.

1. To coerce by or as if by physical force: 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.]

twistability twist'a·bil'i·ty n.
twistable twist'a·ble adj.
twistingly twist'ing·ly adv.
twisty twist'y adj.

verb

1. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, weave, wind², wreathe. See repetition, straight/bent.
2. To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of: contort, deform, disfigure, distort, misshape. See beautiful/ugly.
3. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly: belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, warp, wrench, wrest. Idioms: give a false coloring to. See true/false.

noun

1. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend: shift, tack, turn. See change/persist.
2. A clever, unexpected new trick or method: gimmick. Informal kicker, wrinkle. Slang angle², kick. See ability/inability, excite/bore/interest, good/bad.

v

Definition: curl, spin
Antonyms: straighten, uncurl, untwist

v

Definition: misrepresent
Antonyms: explain, explicate

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n. the rifling in the bore of a gun: barrels with a 1:24 inch twist.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A rock dance of the 1960s, the first of the rock dance-songs. Originally danced to a song of the same name, it is in a fast, pounding, evenly stressed 4/4 metre; the partners dance without contact, rotating their hips.

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A warped board in which the four corners of one face are not in the same plane; a spiral distortion.

twist

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IN BRIEF: n. - Any clever maneuver; The act of rotating rapidly; to skew or distort.

Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Source: Sherlock Holmes in Scandal in Bohemia.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sno, vikle, tvinde, dreje, vride, fordreje, forvride, skrue, forvrænge
v. intr. - sno sig, give/få et kort med forsiden opad
n. - snoning, vikling, tvinding, drejning, skruning, forvridning, twist, særhed

idioms:

• a twist of fate    skæbnedrejning
• do the twist    danse twist
• round the twist    gal, vred
• twist a person's arm    dreje armen rundt på nogen
• twist the knife in a wound    køre en kniv rundt i et sår

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ver-/rond-/ om-) draaien, (zich) wringen, verstuiken, kronkelen, winden om, verdraaien (qua betekenis), (ver) draai(ing), wending (figuurlijk), kronkel, twist (als dans), bocht, truc, afwijking

Français (French)
v. tr. - tourner, dévisser, visser, torsader, tortiller, tordre, (fig) déformer, se tordre (la cheville), (Sport) donner de l'effet à
v. intr. - se dégager, se tordre, grimacer, se retourner, s'entortiller, serpenter, danser le twist, tirer une carte
n. - action de visser/de dévisser, tortillon, zigzag, coude (d'une rivière), (fig) coup de théâtre, rebondissement, torsade, (Sport) de l'effet à (la balle), (Cout) cordonnet, twist (danse)

idioms:

• a twist of fate    un coup du sort
• do the twist    twister, danser le twist
• round the twist    (être) dingue/fou
• twist someone's arm    tordre le bras à qn, (fig) forcer la main à qn
• twist the knife in the wound    tourner le couteau dans la plaie

Deutsch (German)
v. - verdrehen, sich verstauchen, sich winden, verzerren, flechten, (hin und her) drehen, (Slang) betrügen, einen Drall geben, twisten
n. - Strang, Geflecht, Verflechtung, Verzerrung, Drehung, Windung, Twist, seltsame Vorliebe, überraschende Wendung, Verdrehung, Drall, Rollentabak, Mischgetränk, (Slang) Betrug

idioms:

• a twist of fate    Laune des Schicksals
• do the twist    twisten
• round the twist    verrückt
• twist someone's arm    jdn. den Arm verdrehen
• twist the knife in the wound    Salz in die Wunde streuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στρίβω, παραμορφώνω/-ομαι, διαστρεβλώνω/-ομαι, τυλίγω, στριφογυρίζω, στραμπουλίζω, χορεύω τουίστ, πλέκω, (Βρετ., καθομ.) εξαπατώ
n. - στρίψιμο, συστροφή, στραμπούληγμα, διαστροφή, στρέβλωση, διαστρέβλωση, κουλούρα, σπείρα, (μουσ.) τουίστ

idioms:

• a twist of fate    καπρίτσιο της μοίρας
• do the twist    χορεύω τουίστ
• round the twist    (αργκό) μισοπάλαβος, βλαμμένος
• twist a person's arm    στραμπουλίζω το χέρι ή το μπράτσο κάποιου, εκβιάζω
• twist the knife in a wound    γυρίζω το μαχαίρι στην πληγή

Italiano (Italian)
ballare il twist, slogare, snodarsi, distorcere, intrecciare, spago, twist, curva, distorsione

idioms:

• a twist of fate    una fatalitý
• do the twist    ballare il twist
• round the twist    pazzo
• twist a person's arm    torcere il braccio di qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
v. - entrelaçar, confundir
n. - torção (f), volta (f), desvio (m)

idioms:

• a twist of fate    ato do destino
• do the twist    dançar o twist
• round the twist    andar em círculos
• twist a person's arm    torcer o braço

Русский (Russian)
вертеть, крутить, скручивать, выкручивать (руку/ногу), придавать скрученную форму, искажать, обвивать, виться, твист (танец), корчиться от боли

idioms:

• a twist of fate    неожиданный поворот судьбы
• do the twist    танцевать твист
• round the twist    сошел с ума
• twist a person's arm    оказывать на кого-л. давление, принуждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - bailar el twist, torcer, retorcer, deformar, trenzar, enroscar, arrollar, entrelazar, tejer (una historia), ceñir, estrujar, atormentar, doblar, doblegar, dar efecto (a una pelota)
v. intr. - dislocarse, serpentear, colarse, retorcerse, torcerse, enroscarse, dar vueltas, arrollarse
n. - torsión, torzal, mecha, twist, baile en boga a comienzos de la década del 60, recodo, vuelta, contorsión, esguince, rollo (de tabaco)

idioms:

• a twist of fate    vueltas que da la vida
• do the twist    bailar el twist
• round the twist    estar chiflado
• twist someone's arm    torcer el brazo de alguien, obligar a alguien a hacer algo, obligar, forzar
• twist the knife in the wound    poner el dedo en la llaga, remover el cuchillo en la llaga, echar sal sobre las heridas, hurgar en la llaga

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sno (slingra) sig, ringla sig, vrida sig, twista, skruva sig, ändra riktning, käka, stoppa i sig mat, vrida ur led, vicka, förvrida, förvränga, skruva
n. - vridning, sväng, tvinning, sammanflätning, tråd, garn, snöre, snodd, strut, knut, ögla, krök, vrickning, förvridning, g

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扭转, 旋转, 绞, 扭弯, 捻, 搓, 缠绕, 扭曲, 扭, 缠

idioms:

• a twist of fate    命运的转折
• do the twist    跳扭扭舞
• round the twist    绕过弯道
• twist a person's arm    强迫某人
• twist the knife in a wound    落井下石

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 扭轉, 旋轉, 絞, 扭彎, 捻, 搓
v. intr. - 扭彎, 纏繞, 扭曲
n. - 扭, 搓, 絞, 纏

idioms:

• a twist of fate    命運的轉折
• do the twist    跳扭扭舞
• round the twist    繞過彎道
• twist a person's arm    強迫某人
• twist the knife in a wound    落井下石

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뒤틀다, 엮다, 삐다
v. intr. - 꼬이다, 빙빙 돌다, 부정 행위를 하다
n. - 비틂, 꼬인 담배

idioms:

• a twist of fate    솜씨, 요령
• do the twist    나선 모양을 하다, 부정을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - よる, よって作る, ねじる, ゆがめる, 巻き付ける, 絡ませる, 曲がりくねる, くじく, 体をくねらせる, より合わせる
n. - ねじれ, よって作ったもの, 曲がり, こじつけ, 曲解, 意外な展開, 癖, 捻挫

idioms:

• a twist of fate    運命のいたずら
• do the twist    ツイストを踊る
• twist a person's arm    無理強いする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفتل, يجدل (الاسم) فتل, جدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתל, עיקם, עיוות, שזר, כרך, קלע, סובב, גלגל, סילף‬
v. intr. - ‮התפתל, רקד טוויסט‬
n. - ‮שזירה, פיתול, קליעה, פתיל, חבל, סיבוב, עיקול, חלה קלועה, ריקוד טוויסט, נטייה שכלית, נטיית אופי, שמץ‬

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