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Definition of "twist"

twist

Từ điển Collocation

twist noun

¹ act of twisting sth

ADJ. little, slight | quick, sharp | wry

VERB + TWIST give sth Give the cap another twist?it's not on properly.

PREP. ~ of He finished him off with a quick twist of the knife. | ~ to a wry twist to her mouth

² change/development

ADJ. further, new | final, latest the latest twist in the saga of high-level corruption | bizarre, curious, dramatic, interesting, ironic, strange, unexpected | distinctive | cruel, vicious a cruel twist of fate | plot

VERB + TWIST give sth The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic twist. | take The scandal has taken a new twist this week.

PREP. in a ~, with a ~ classic French dishes with a twist (= with a difference) | ~ in a twist in the plot | ~ to In a bizarre twist to the evening the police came at eleven and arrested our host.

PHRASES a twist in the tail The story has a twist in the tail?six months later she married the husband of her victim. | a twist of fate, twists and turns the twists and turns in the economy

³ in a road, river, etc.

ADJ. sharp

PREP. ~ in a sharp twist in the road

PHRASES twists and turns the twists and turns of the river

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• an unforeseen development; turn, turn of events

  events suddenly took an awkward turn

• an interpretation of a text or action; construction

  they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct

• any clever maneuver; device, gimmick

  he would stoop to any device to win a point

  it was a great sales gimmick

  a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen

• the act of rotating rapidly; spin, twirl, twisting, whirl

  he gave the crank a spin

  it broke off after much twisting

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; wrench, pull

  the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell

  he was sidelined with a hamstring pull

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight; kink, twirl
• a circular segment of a curve; bend, crook, turn

  a bend in the road

  a crook in the path

• a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; eddy
• a jerky pulling movement; wrench
• a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair; braid, plait, tress
• 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; wind, winding

  he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind

• turning or twisting around (in place); turn

  with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room

v.

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm

  The prisoner writhed in discomfort

  The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace

• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; flex, bend, deform, turn

  bend the rod

  twist the dough into a braid

  the strong man could turn an iron bar

• turn in the opposite direction

  twist one's head

• form into a spiral shape; twine, distort

  The cord is all twisted

• form into twists

  Twist the strips of dough

• extend in curves and turns; wind, curve

  The road winds around the lake

  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; wrench

  wrench a window off its hinges

  wrench oneself free from somebody's grip

  a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest

• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate

  Don't twist my words

• twist suddenly so as to sprain; sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick

  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

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

twists|twisted|twisting
syn.: alter camouflage change circle color curve disguise distort falsify gyrate misrepresent pivot rotate swivel turn wheel wind