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Complete Definition of "twist"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/twɪst/
audio|en-us-twist.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪst|-ɪst

Noun
en-noun

  1. a force (producing twisting).
  2. anything twisted, or the act of twisting; the degree of stress or strain when twisted.
  3. a type of thread or cotton traditionally used for buttonholes.
  4. a sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
  5. a sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
  6. a distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.
  7. an unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
  8. a type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips.
  9. a rotation of the body when diving.
  10. a sprain, especially to the ankle.

Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|tvist|m (8)
German: Zwirn m (2), Biegung f (4), Wendung f (5), Twist m (7)
Sindhi: SDchar|وَراڪو (waraako)
Telugu: మెలికె (melike)

Verb
en-verb

  1. to turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force
  2. to join together by twining one part around another
  3. to turn a knob etc.
  4. to distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating
  5. to form a twist (in any of the above meanings)

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|برم unicode|(bárama)
CJKV Characters: 絞, 绞
Chinese: 紐, 纽 (niǔ)
Dutch: t+|nl|draaien
Finnish: kiertää, punoa, vääntää
French: t+|fr|tordre
German: verdrehen (1,2,3,4), verwinden (2), drehen (3)
Hungarian: sodorni, összesodorni
mid
Italian: t-|it|torcere
Japanese: ひねる (hineru)
Korean: 비틀다 (biteulda)
Portuguese: t+|pt|torcer
Russian: скручивать (skrúčivat’)
Sindhi: SDchar|وَرائِڻُ (wara‘i.nu)
Spanish: t+|es|torcer
Swedish: vrida
Telugu:t|te|మెలిదిప్పు|scTelu(melidippu)t|te|మెలిక|scTelu(melika)

Related terms
plot twist
twister
twist grip

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Category:English ergative verbs


Dutch

Noun
twist m

  1. dispute

Related terms
redetwist

Category:Dances

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