āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to twist
01
āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to bend an object into a particular shape, such as wire, cloth, etc.
Transitive: to twist a flexible object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He twisted the rubber band into a loop to secure the bunch of papers.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āĻ, āĻŽā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to injure a joint, particularly one's ankle or wrist by turning it in an awkward way
Transitive: to twist a joint
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Running down the stairs, she missed a step and twisted her ankle, wincing in pain.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ§āĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ
to contort or turn one's body in a sinuous or squirming manner, often with rapid or irregular movements
Transitive: to twist one's body parts
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She twisted her hand out of the attacker's grasp and ran for help.
04
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to rotate or turn one's body in a way that creates a misalignment between the upper and lower halves
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the yoga class, we twisted to improve our flexibility.
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
05
āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to move or turn in a spiral or curved shape
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She twisted and turned in her sleep, unable to get comfortable.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĨ¤
06
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to manipulate or alter the interpretation of words or information in a way that changes their intended meaning
Transitive: to twist words or information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His opponents tried to twist his statements during the debate to portray him as indecisive and uninformed.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
07
āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻž
to perform a dance style characterized by rhythmic twisting movements of the hips and body
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dance instructor taught the class how to properly twist.
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
08
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to follow a path that curves, turns, or meanders
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hiking trail twists and turns through the dense forest, offering scenic views at every bend.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
01
the action of rotating or turning rapidly around an axis
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He added a twist to the rope to secure it.
02
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ
a curved or spiral shape created by bending or turning something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She tied the scarf with a stylish twist.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ§ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
a clever or unexpected maneuver or turn of events
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There was a twist in the plan no one anticipated.
04
a particular interpretation or unusual perspective on a text, statement, or action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The historian presented a twist on the battle that challenged previous accounts.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The movie 's twist ending completely changed the audience's perception of the main character.
āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ
a lively dance known for its swiveling hip movements and twisting motions, often performed to rock and roll music
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Learning the twist was a fun experience for the dance class, who eagerly embraced the iconic dance style and its rhythmic hip movements.
āĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
the motion of turning around in place
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He did a twist to reach the top shelf.
08
the act of winding or interweaving strands or materials
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A twist of wire secured the package.
09
a hairstyle formed by braiding or coiling the hair
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The stylist created an elaborate twist for the wedding.
10
a small whirlpool or vortex formed when a fluid turns back on itself
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The boat struggled in the water 's twist.
11
a sudden, jerky pull
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A twist of the knob adjusted the pressure.
12
a sharp bend or kink created when a line, rope, or cord is pulled tight
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The kite string developed a twist in the wind.
13
a sudden strain or wrench on muscles or ligaments
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The gymnast felt a twist in her wrist while performing.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
twisted
twister
twisting
twist
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
