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twisting

 
Adjective twisting has 2 senses
  1. squirming, twisting, wiggling, wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing - having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"
    Antonyms: nonmoving, unmoving (indirect, via moving)
  2. tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding - marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
    Antonym: straight (indirect, via crooked)
Noun twisting has 2 senses
  1. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting - the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    --1 is a kind of falsification, misrepresentaation
    Derived form: verb twist8
  2. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
    --2 is a kind of rotation, rotary motion
    --2 has particulars: pirouette; birling, logrolling
Verb twist has 9 senses
  1. writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, 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"
    --1 is one way to move
    Derived forms: noun twist8, noun twister1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. flex, bend, deform, twist, 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"
    --2 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire"
    --3 is one way to
    turn
    Derived form: noun twist4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. twist, twine, distort - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
    --4 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
    Antonyms: untwist
    Derived form: noun twist6
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  5. twist - form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage"
    --5 is one way to
    shape, form
    Derived form: noun twist9
    Sample sentence:
    They twist the wire around the stick
  6. twist - do the twist
    --6 is one way to
    dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
    Derived form: noun twist10
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue twist
  7. wrench, 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"
    --7 is one way to pull
    Derived forms: noun twist8, noun twist4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  8. twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
    --8 is one way to denote, refer
    Derived forms: noun twist2, noun twisting1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  9. twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick - 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"
    --9 is one way to injure, wound
    Derived form: noun twist5
    Sample sentence:
    Did he twist his foot?
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