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Noun twist has 12 senses
- turn, turn of events, twist - an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
--1 is a kind of development
- construction, twist - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
--2 is a kind of interpretation
- device, gimmick, twist - any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"
--3 is a kind of maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
--3 has particulars: trick, fast one
- spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
--4 is a kind of rotation, rotary motion
--4 has particulars: pirouette; birling, logrolling
- wrench, twist, pull - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
--5 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
--5 has particulars: sprain
- kink, twist, twirl - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
--6 is a kind of fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
- eddy, twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
--7 is a kind of current, stream
- twist, wrench - a jerky pulling movement
--8 is a kind of movement, motion
- braid, plait, tress, twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
--9 is a kind of hairdo, hair style, coiffure
--9 has particulars: queue; pigtail
- 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"
--10 is a kind of social dancing
- wind, winding, twist - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
--11 is a kind of rotation, rotary motion
- twist, turn - turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
--12 is a kind of rotation, rotary motion
--12 has particulars: twiddle
Verb twist has 9 senses
- 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
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- 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
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- twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire"
--3 is one way to turn
Sample sentence:
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- twist, twine, distort - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
--4 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
Antonym: untwist
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- twist - form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage"
--5 is one way to shape, form
Sample sentence:
They twist the wire around the stick
- twist - do the twist
--6 is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue twist
- 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
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- 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
Sample sentences:
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- 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
Sample sentence:
Did he twist his foot?
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