ALL meanings of twist
twist
T t - idioms twist twist one's arm, Informal. to coerce: I didn't want to go, but he twisted my arm. 1
- transitive verb twist electrical cord, etc. 1
- transitive verb twist distort meaning 1
- abbreviation TWIST turn 1
- transitive verb twist turn, rotate 1
- noun twist physical: curve 1
- noun twist coil, distortion 1
- noun twist dance 1
- noun twist in story 1
- noun twist of ankle, elbow 1
- noun twist tangle, knot 1
- intransitive verb twist squirm 1
- transitive verb twist ankle, elbow 1
- verb twist If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions. 0
- verb twist If you twist something, especially a part of your body, or if it twists, it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset. 0
- verb twist If you twist part of your body such as your head or your shoulders, you turn that part while keeping the rest of your body still. 0
- verb twist If you twist a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist, you injure it by turning it too sharply, or in an unusual direction. 0
- verb twist If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction. 0
- verb twist Twist is also a noun. 0
- verb twist If a road or river twists, it has a lot of sudden changes of direction in it. 0
- verb twist If you say that someone has twisted something that you have said, you disapprove of them because they have repeated it in a way that changes its meaning, in order to harm you or benefit themselves. 0
- countable noun twist A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development. 0
- countable noun twist A twist is the shape that something has when it has been twisted. 0
- singular noun twist The twist is a dance that was popular in the 1960's, in which you twist your body and move your hips in an energetic way. 0
- verb twist 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 0
- verb twist to distort or be distorted; change in shape 0
- verb twist to wind or cause to wind; twine, coil, or intertwine 0
- verb twist to force or be forced out of the natural form or position 0
- verb twist to change or cause to change for the worse in character, meaning, etc; pervert 0
- verb twist to revolve or cause to revolve; rotate 0
- verb twist to wrench with a turning action 0
- verb twist to follow a winding course 0
- verb twist to squirm, as with pain 0
- verb twist to dance the twist 0
- verb twist to cheat; swindle 0
- noun twist the act or an instance of twisting 0
- noun twist something formed by or as if by twisting 0
- noun twist a decisive change of direction, aim, meaning, or character 0
- noun twist (in a novel, play, etc) an unexpected event, revelation, or other development 0
- noun twist a bend 0
- noun twist a distortion of the original or natural shape or form 0
- noun twist a jerky pull, wrench, or turn 0
- noun twist a strange personal characteristic, esp a bad one 0
- noun twist a confused mess, tangle, or knot made by twisting 0
- noun twist a twisted thread used in sewing where extra strength is needed 0
- noun twist (in weaving) a specified direction of twisting the yarn 0
- noun twist a bread loaf or roll made of one or more pieces of twisted dough 0
- noun twist a thin sliver of peel from a lemon, lime, etc, twisted and added to a drink 0
- noun twist a cigar made by twisting three cigars around one another 0
- noun twist chewing tobacco made in the form of a roll by twisting the leaves together 0