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The definition of twist

31 Definitions of: twist

1. verb, to cause (one end or part) to turn or (of one end or part) to turn in the opposite direction from another; coil or spin
2. verb, to distort or be distorted; change in shape
3. verb, to wind or cause to wind; twine, coil, or intertwine
4. verb, to force or be forced out of the natural form or position
5. verb, to change or cause to change for the worse in character, meaning, etc; pervert
6. verb, to revolve or cause to revolve; rotate
7. verb, to wrench with a turning action
8. verb, to follow a winding course
9. verb, to squirm, as with pain
10. verb, to dance the twist
11. verb, to cheat; swindle
12. verb, twist someone's arm to persuade or coerce someone
13. noun, the act or an instance of twisting
14. noun, something formed by or as if by twisting
15. noun, a decisive change of direction, aim, meaning, or character
16. noun, (in a novel, play, etc) an unexpected event, revelation, or other development
17. noun, a bend
18. noun, a distortion of the original or natural shape or form
19. noun, a jerky pull, wrench, or turn
20. noun, a strange personal characteristic, esp a bad one
21. noun, a confused mess, tangle, or knot made by twisting
22. noun, a twisted thread used in sewing where extra strength is needed
23. noun, (in weaving) a specified direction of twisting the yarn
24. noun, the twist a modern dance popular in the 1960s, in which couples vigorously twist the hips in time to rhythmic music
25. noun, a bread loaf or roll made of one or more pieces of twisted dough
26. noun, a thin sliver of peel from a lemon, lime, etc, twisted and added to a drink
27. noun, a) a cigar made by twisting three cigars around one another b) chewing tobacco made in the form of a roll by twisting the leaves together
28. noun, physics torsional deformation or shear stress or strain
29. noun, sport spin given to a ball in various games, esp baseball
30. noun, the extent to which the grooves in the bore of a rifled firearm are spiralled
31. noun, round the twist slang mad; eccentric
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Synonyms:	idiosyncrasy, turn, surprise, contort, change, development, revelation, emphasis, variation, slant	And more...
Antonyms:	straighten

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