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- Dictionarytwist/twɪst/
verb
- 1. form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape: "a strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube" Similar Opposite
- 2. cause to rotate around a stationary point; turn: "she twisted her ring round and round on her finger" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of twisting something around a stationary point: "the taps needed a single twist to turn them on" Similar
- 2. a thing with a spiral shape: "a barley sugar twist" Similar
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- English (US)
TWIST meaning: 1. to turn something, especially repeatedly,...
- French Twist
French twist definition: 1. a hairstyle for long hair in...
- Twist: Russian Translation
TWIST translate: крутить , искривиться, изогнуться ,...
- Twist: German Translation
TWIST translate: drehen, sich winden, wickeln, verbiegen,...
- Twist Turkish Translation
TWIST translate: döndürmek, dönmek, bükmek, kıvırmak,...
- Twist: Italian Translation
twist translate: girare, torcere, distorcere, serpeggiare,...
- English (US)
1. a. : to unite by winding. twisting strands together. b. : to make by twisting strands together. twist thread from yarn. c. : to mingle by interlacing. 2. : twine, coil. 3. a. : to wring or wrench so as to dislocate or distort. especially : sprain. twisted my ankle. b. : to alter the meaning of : distort, pervert.
Twist definition: to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine. . See examples of TWIST used in a sentence.
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When you twist something, you turn it in a different direction. You might twist off a bottle cap, or you might even twist the plot of a story you are writing. A kite's tail twists in the wind, curling around itself, and a baker twists a piece of dough into a pretzel shape.
Definition of twist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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