Definitions of twist
-
To
be
contorted
or
united
by
winding
round
each
other.
-
To
unite
or
form
by
winding
two
or
more
strands
together;
contort;
distort;
to
wreathe;
to
twine
or
wind,
as
hair
into
a
knot;
to
wrench
or
turn
from
a
direct
line.
-
To
wind (
strands,
etc.)
round
each
other;
intertwine.
-
To
give
a
spiral
form
or
motion
to.
-
To
distort;
pervert;
writhe.
-
To
twine:
to
unite
or
form
by
winding
together:
to
form
from
several
threads:
to
encircle
with
something:
to
wreathe:
to
wind
spirally:
to
turn
from
the
true
form
or
meaning:
to
insinuate.
-
To
be
twisted.
-
To
be
united
by
winding.
-
To
form
by
winding
together;
to
wreathe;
wind;
writhe;
contort.
-
form
into
a
spiral
shape; "
The
cord
is
all
twisted"
-
do
the
twist
-
To
unite
by
winding
one
thread,
strand
or
other
flexible
substance
round
another;
to
form
into
a
thread
from
many
fine
filaments;
to
contort;
to
writhe;
to
wreathe;
to
encircle;
to
unite
by
intertexture
of
parts;
to
enter
by
winding;
to
pervert;
to
turn
from
a
straight
line.
-
To
unite
by
winding
one
thread
or
other
flexible
substance
round
another;
to
form
by
winding
separate
things
round
each
other;
to
encircle;
to
turn
from
a
straight
line;
to
be
united
by
winding
round
each
other.
-
a
hairdo
formed
by
braiding
or
twisting
the
hair
-
a
sharp
bend
in
a
line
produced
when
a
line
having
a
loop
is
pulled
tight
-
turning
or
twisting
around (
in
place); "
with
a
quick
twist
of
his
head
he
surveyed
the
room"
-
an
unforeseen
development; "
events
suddenly
took
an
awkward
turn"
-
a
jerky
pulling
movement
-
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"
-
form
into
twists; "
Twist
the
bacon
around
the
sausage"
-
turn
in
the
opposite
direction; "
twist
a
wire"
-
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"
-
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".
-
Act
of
imparting
a
turning
or
twisting
motion,
as
to
a
pitched
ball;
also,
the
motion
thus
imparted;
as,
the
twist
of
a
billiard
ball.
-
To
contort;
to
writhe;
to
complicate;
to
crook
spirally;
to
convolve.
-
Hence,
to
turn
from
the
true
form
or
meaning;
to
pervert;
as,
to
twist
a
passage
cited
from
an
author.
-
To
distort,
as
a
solid
body,
by
turning
one
part
relatively
to
another
about
an
axis
passing
through
both;
to
subject
to
torsion;
as,
to
twist
a
shaft.
-
To
wreathe;
to
wind;
to
encircle;
to
unite
by
intertexture
of
parts.
-
To
wind
into;
to
insinuate; --
used
reflexively;
as,
avarice
twists
itself
into
all
human
concerns.
-
To
unite
by
winding
one
thread,
strand,
or
other
flexible
substance,
round
another;
to
form
by
convolution,
or
winding
separate
things
round
each
other;
as,
to
twist
yarn
or
thread.
-
Hence,
to
form
as
if
by
winding
one
part
around
another;
to
wreathe;
to
make
up.
-
To
form
into
a
thread
from
many
fine
filaments;
as,
to
twist
wool
or
cotton.
-
To
be
contorted;
to
writhe;
to
be
distorted
by
torsion;
to
be
united
by
winding
round
each
other;
to
be
or
become
twisted;
as,
some
strands
will
twist
more
easily
than
others.
-
To
follow
a
helical
or
spiral
course;
to
be
in
the
form
of
a
helix.
-
The
act
of
twisting;
a
contortion;
a
flexure;
a
convolution;
a
bending.
-
The
form
given
in
twisting.
-
That
which
is
formed
by
twisting,
convoluting,
or
uniting
parts.
-
A
cord,
thread,
or
anything
flexible,
formed
by
winding
strands
or
separate
things
round
each
other.
-
A
kind
of
closely
twisted,
strong
sewing
silk,
used
by
tailors,
saddlers,
and
the
like.
-
A
kind
of
cotton
yarn,
of
several
varieties.
-
A
roll
of
twisted
dough,
baked.
-
A
little
twisted
roll
of
tobacco.
-
One
of
the
threads
of
a
warp, --
usually
more
tightly
twisted
than
the
filling.
-
A
material
for
gun
barrels,
consisting
of
iron
and
steel
twisted
and
welded
together;
as,
Damascus
twist.
-
The
spiral
course
of
the
rifling
of
a
gun
barrel
or
a
cannon.
-
A
beverage
made
of
brandy
and
gin.
-
A
strong
individual
tendency,
or
bent;
a
marked
inclination;
a
bias; -
often
implying
a
peculiar
or
unusual
tendency;
as,
a
twist
toward
fanaticism.
-
The
act
or
manner
of
winding
strands
together,
as
certain
kinds
of
thread;
a
wrench
or
turn,
as
of
a
muscle.
-
Twister.
-
That
which
is
twisted:
a
cord:
a
single
thread:
manner
of
twisting:
a
contortion:
a
small
roll
of
tobacco.
-
Anything
twisted;
cord;
contortion.
-
Anything
made
by
twisting.
-
The
act
or
result
of
twisting.
-
A
cord,
thread,
or
anything
flexible,
formed
by
winding
strands
or
separate
things
round
each
other;
a
cord;
a
string;
a
contortion;
a
little
roll
of
tobacco;
manner
of
twisting.
-
A
cord,
thread,
or
suchlike,
formed
by
winding
separate
parts
round
each
other;
a
contortion;
silk
in
hanks,
balls,
or
reels
for
sewing;
a
little
roll
of
tobacco;
an
obliquity
or
peculiarity
in
intellect
or
disposition.
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