What is the meaning of twist?

noun

• An unforeseen development.
  • usage: "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
  • synonyms: turn, turn of events
• An interpretation of a text or action.
  • usage: "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
  • synonyms: construction
• Any clever maneuver.
  • usage: "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
  • synonyms: device, gimmick
• The act of rotating rapidly.
  • usage: "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
  • synonyms: spin, twirl, twisting, whirl
• A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.
  • usage: "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
  • synonyms: wrench, pull
• A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight.
  • synonyms: kink, twirl
• A circular segment of a curve.
  • usage: "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
  • synonyms: bend, crook, turn
• A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself.
  • synonyms: eddy
• A jerky pulling movement.
  • synonyms: wrench
• A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
  • synonyms: braid, plait, tress
• Social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s.
  • usage: "they liked to dance the twist"
• The act of winding or twisting.
  • usage: "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
  • synonyms: wind, winding
• Turning or twisting around (in place. )
  • usage: "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
  • synonyms: turn

verb

• To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling. )
  • usage: "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
  • synonyms: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm
• Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form.
  • usage: "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
  • synonyms: flex, bend, deform, turn
• Turn in the opposite direction.
  • usage: "twist one's head"
• Form into a spiral shape.
  • usage: "The cord is all twisted"
  • synonyms: twine, distort
• Form into twists.
  • usage: "Twist the strips of dough"
• Extend in curves and turns.
  • usage: "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
  • synonyms: wind, curve
• 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.
  • usage: "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"
  • synonyms: wrench
• Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.
  • usage: "Don't twist my words"
  • synonyms: twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
• Twist suddenly so as to sprain.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick