twist

twist
twist ► VERB 1) form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape. 2) force out of the natural position by a twisting action: he twisted his ankle. 3) turn or bend round or into a different direction. 4) take or have a winding course. 5) distort or misrepresent the meaning of. 6) (twisted) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal. 7) Brit. informal cheat; defraud. 8) dance the twist. 9) (in pontoon) request, deal, or be dealt a card face upwards.
► NOUN 1) an act or instance of twisting. 2) a thing with a spiral shape. 3) Brit. a paper packet with twisted ends. 4) force producing twisting; torque. 5) a new or unexpected development or treatment. 6) a fine strong thread consisting of twisted fibres. 7) a carpet with a tightly curled pile. 8) (the twist) a dance with a twisting movement of the body, popular in the 1960s.
● round the twist — Cf. ↑round the twist
● twist someone's arm — Cf. ↑twist someone's arm
DERIVATIVES twisty adjective.
ORIGIN Old English, probably related to TWIN(Cf. ↑twin) and TWINE(Cf. ↑twine).

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