twist

Meanings

• an unforeseen development
• an interpretation of a text or action
• any clever maneuver
• the act of rotating rapidly
  • "it broke off after much twisting"
• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
• a circular segment of a curve
• a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
• a jerky pulling movement
• a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
• 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"
• the act of winding or twisting
• turning or twisting around (in place)
  • "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
  • "twist the dough into a braid"
• turn in the opposite direction
  • "twist one's head"
• form into a spiral shape
  • "The cord is all twisted"
• form into twists
  • "Twist the strips of dough"
• extend in curves and turns
  • "the path twisted through the forest"
• do the 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
• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
  • "Don't twist my words"
• twist suddenly so as to sprain
  • "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"

Synonyms

bend, braid, construction, convolute, crook, curve, deform, device, distort, eddy, flex, gimmick, kink, pervert, plait, pull, rick, sophisticate, spin, sprain, squirm, tress, turn, turn of events, twine, twirl, twist around, twisting, whirl, wind, winding, worm, wrench, wrestle, wrick, wriggle, writhe