twist
verb
[ twɪst ]
• form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.
• "a strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube"
Similar:
crumple,
crush,
buckle,
mangle,
warp,
bend out of shape,
misshape,
deform,
distort,
pretzel,
contort,
screw up,
quirk,
crumpled,
bent out of shape,
crushed,
buckled,
warped,
misshapen,
distorted,
deformed,
pretzeled,
crooked,
wry,
lopsided,
contorted,
• cause to rotate around a stationary point; turn.
• "she twisted her ring round and round on her finger"
• dance the twist.
• cheat; defraud.
• (in pontoon) request, deal, or be dealt a card face upwards.
twist
noun
• an act of twisting something around a stationary point.
• "the taps needed a single twist to turn them on"
• a thing with a spiral shape.
• "a barley sugar twist"
• a distorted shape.
• "he had a cruel twist to his mouth"
• a point at which something turns or bends.
• "the car negotiated the twists and turns of the mountain road"
• a fine strong thread consisting of twisted strands of cotton or silk.
• a drink consisting of two ingredients mixed together.
• a carpet with a tightly curled pile.
Origin:
Old English (as a noun), of Germanic origin; probably from the base of twin and twine1. Current verb senses date from late Middle English.
