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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A twisting force.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   The form given in twisting.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   The degree of stress or strain when twisted.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    (preceded by definite article) A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    A rotation of the body when diving.

12. Meaning 12 · noun

    A sprain, especially to the ankle.

13. Meaning 13 · noun

    A twig.

14. Meaning 14 · noun

    A girl, a woman.

15. Meaning 15 · noun

    A roll of twisted dough, baked.

16. Meaning 16 · noun

    A small roll of tobacco.

17. Meaning 17 · noun

    A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.

    “Damascus twist”

18. Meaning 18 · noun

    The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

19. Meaning 19 · noun

    A beverage made of brandy and gin.

20. Meaning 20 · noun

    A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.

    “a twist toward fanaticism”

21. Meaning 21 · noun

    An appetite for food.

22. Meaning 22 · verb

    To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

23. Meaning 23 · verb

    To join together by twining one part around another.

24. Meaning 24 · verb

    To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

25. Meaning 25 · verb

    To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

26. Meaning 26 · verb

    To wind into; to insinuate.

    “Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.”

27. Meaning 27 · verb

    To turn a knob etc.

28. Meaning 28 · verb

    To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

29. Meaning 29 · verb

    To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).

30. Meaning 30 · verb

    To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.

31. Meaning 31 · verb

    (of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

32. Meaning 32 · verb

    To cause to rotate.

33. Meaning 33 · verb

    To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

34. Meaning 34 · verb

    To coax.

35. Meaning 35 · verb

    In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

How this word is used

• General “Damascus twist”
• General “a twist toward fanaticism”
• General “Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.”

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