twist (redirected from twisting in the wind)

twist  (twst)

v. twist·ed, twist·ing, twists

v.tr.

1.

a. To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand.

b. To form in this manner: twist a length of rope from strands of hemp.

2. To wind or coil (vines or rope, for example) about something.

3. To interlock or interlace: twist flowers in one's hair.

4. To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner: twisted my way through the briar patch.

5. To turn so as to face another direction: twisted their heads around at the sound of the doorbell.

6. To impart a spiral or coiling shape to, as by turning the ends in opposite directions: twisting wire into a loop.

7.

a. To turn or open by turning: twisted off the bottle cap.

b. To pull, break, or snap by turning: twist off a dead branch.

8. To wrench or sprain: twist one's wrist.

9. To alter the normal aspect of; contort: twist one's mouth into a wry smile.

10. To alter or distort the intended meaning of: The cross-examiner twisted the words of the witness. See Synonyms at distort.

11. To alter or distort the mental, moral, or emotional character of: The trauma twisted the child's outlook.

v.intr.

1. To be or become twisted.

2. To move or progress in a winding course; meander: The river twisted toward the sea.

3. To squirm; writhe: twist with pain.

4. To rotate or revolve.

5. To dance the twist.

6. To move so as to face in another direction.

n.

1. Something twisted or formed by twisting, especially:

a. A length of yarn, cord, or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes.

b. Tobacco leaves processed into the form of a rope or roll.

c. A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together.

d. A sliver of citrus peel twisted over or dropped into a beverage for flavoring.

2. The act of twisting or the condition of being twisted; a spin, twirl, or rotation.

3. Sports

a. A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics.

b. A spinning motion given to a ball when thrown or struck in a specific way.

4.

a. The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain.

b. The degree or angle of torsional stress.

5.

a. A contortion or distortion of the body, especially the face.

b. A distortion of meaning: gave my words a misleading twist.

6. A sprain or wrench, as of an ankle.

7. A change in direction; a turn: a sharp twist in the path.

8. An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion: a twist of fate; a story with a quirky twist.

9. A personal inclination or eccentricity; a penchant or flaw: an odd twist to his character.

10. A dance characterized by vigorous gyrations of the hips and arms.

Idioms:

leave to twist/leave twisting in the wind

To abandon (someone) to a bad situation, often as a recipient of blame: "If our envoy was so blameless, why had she been left to twist in the wind?" William Safire.

twist (someone's) arm Slang

To coerce by or as if by physical force: If you twist my arm, I'll stay for a second beer.

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[Middle English twisten, to squeeze, be divided, from twist, a divided object, fork, rope, from Old English -twist; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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twista·bili·ty n.

twista·ble adj.

twisting·ly adv.

twisty adj.

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twist

Verb

1. to turn one end or part while the other end or parts remain still or turn in the opposite direction: never twist or wring woollen garments

2. to distort or be distorted

3. to wind or twine: the wire had been twisted twice

4. to force or be forced out of the natural form or position: I twisted my knee

5. to change the meaning of; distort: he'd twisted the truth to make himself look good

6. to revolve or rotate: he twisted the switch to turn the radio off

7. to wrench with a turning action: he twisted the wheel sharply

8. to follow a winding course: the road twisted as it climbed

9. to dance the twist

10. twist someone's arm to persuade or coerce someone

Noun

1. the act of twisting: she gave a dainty little twist to her parasol

2. something formed by or as if by twisting: there's a twist in the cable

3. a decisive change of direction, aim, meaning, or character: the latest revelations give a new twist to the company's boardroom wranglings

4. an unexpected development in a story, play, or film

5. a bend: a twist of the mountain road

6. a distortion of the original shape or form

7. a jerky pull, wrench, or turn

8. the twist a dance popular in the 1960s, in which dancers vigorously twist the hips

9. round the twist Slang mad or eccentric [Old English]

twisty adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twist - an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" turn of events, turn development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
	2.	twist - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" construction interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
	3.	twist - any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" device, gimmick tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end mnemonic - a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall fast one, trick - a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
	4.	twist - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" spin, twirl, twisting, whirl rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
	5.	twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" wrench, pull harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. sprain - a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
	6.	twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight twirl, kink crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
	7.	twist - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" bend, turn, crook curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
	8.	twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself eddy current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"
	9.	twist - a jerky pulling movement             wrench motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	10.	twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair braid, plait, tress coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) queue - a braid of hair at the back of the head pigtail - a plait of braided hair
	11.	twist - social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist" social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
	12.	twist - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" winding, wind rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
	13.	twist - turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" turn twiddle - a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
Verb	1.	twist - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" squirm, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" wrench - make a sudden twisting motion
	2.	twist - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" bend, deform, flex, turn change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form dent, indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" crank - bend into the shape of a crank convolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together
	3.	twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head" crick - twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck" quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" curl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	4.	twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" distort, twine change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk" interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving untwist - cause to become untwisted
	5.	twist - form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	6.	twist - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" curve, wind be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" circumvolute - wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail spiral - form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain" snake - form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"
	7.	twist - do the twist                         trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
	8.	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; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" wrench pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
	9.	twist - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" twist around, convolute, pervert, sophisticate denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
	10.	twist - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "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" sprain, wrick, rick, wrench, turn injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

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twist

verb 1. coil, curl, wind, plait, wrap, screw, twirl

verb 2. intertwine, wind, weave, braid, interweave, plait, entwine, twine, wreathe, interlace

verb 3. distort, screw up, contort, mangle, mangulate Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE straighten

verb 4. sprain, turn, rick, wrench

verb 5. misrepresent, distort, misquote, alter, change, pervert, warp, falsify, garble

verb 6. squirm, wriggle, writhe

noun 7. surprise, change, turn, development, revelation

noun 8. development, emphasis, variation, slant

noun 9. wind, turn, spin, swivel, twirl

noun 10. coil, roll, curl, hank, twine

noun 11. curve, turn, bend, loop, arc, kink, zigzag, convolution, dog-leg, undulation

noun 12. trait, fault, defect, peculiarity, bent, characteristic, flaw, deviation, quirk, eccentricity, oddity, aberration, imperfection, kink, foible, idiosyncrasy, proclivity, crotchet

noun 13. sprain, turn, pull, jerk, wrench

Translations

twist [twɪst] n (action) → torsión f;

(in road, coil) → vuelta;

(in wire, flex) → doblez f;

(in story) → giro

vt → torcer, retorcer (= roll around); enrollar;

(fig) → deformar

vi → serpentear;

to twist one's ankle/wrist (MED) → torcerse el tobillo/la muñeca

twist [twɪst] n → torsion f, tour m;

(in wire, flex) → tortillon m (= bend) (in road) → tournant m;

(in story) → coup m de théâtre

vt → tordre (= weave); entortiller (= roll around); enrouler (fig); déformer

vi → s'entortiller; s'enrouler; [road, river] → serpenter;

to twist one's ankle/wrist (Med) → se tordre la cheville/le poignet

twist [twɪst] n (action) → Drehung f;

(in road) → Kurve;

(in coil, flex) → Biegung f;

(in story) → Wendung f

vt (= turn) → drehen;

(injure) [+ ankle etc]; verrenken (= twine); wickeln (fig) [+ meaning etc]; verdrehen

vi [road, river] → sich winden;

twist my arm! (inf) → überreden Sie mich einfach!

twist [twɪst] n → torsione f;

(in wire, flex) → storta;

(in story) → colpo di scena (= bend); svolta, piega

vt → attorcigliare (= weave); intrecciare (= roll around); arrotolare;

(fig) → deformare

vi → attorcigliarsi; arrotolarsi; [road] → serpeggiare;

to twist one's ankle/wrist (MED) → slogarsi la caviglia/il polso

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twist

v twist [twist]

1 to turn round (and round) He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains. draai يُدير، يَبْرُم вия kroutit (se) dreje; vride; sno drehen, sich winden στρίβω, στριφογυρίζω torcer; dar vueltas; (carretera, camino) serpentear keerutama پیچیدن kiertää tourner, (s')enrouler, (s')entortiller לְהִתפַּתֵל मुड़ना okrenuti, zaokretati csavar, teker; kanyarog memutar snúa(st); vinda(st); bugðast attorcigliarsi; serpeggiare ひねる 비틀어 돌리다, 구불구불 나아가다 sukti(s), vingiuoti griezt; grozīt; vīties; līkumot memutar ronddraaien, kronkelen sno/bukte/slynge seg, vri przekręcić, wić się enroscar(-se) a (se) învârti; a şerpui крутить; петлять krútiť (sa) obračati (se) saviti vrida, slingra (ringla) sig บิดเป็นเกลียว bükmek, kıvırmak 轉動，盤繞 крутити; витися موڑنا xoay, vặn 转动，盘绕

2 to wind around or together He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope. draai, vleg يَفْتِل усуквам splétat sno wickeln στρίβω, πλέκω, συστρέφω trenzar, entrelazar; enrollar põimima پیچیدن؛ تابیدن kietoa tresser לִשזוֹר गूंथना plesti, uplesti (össze)csavar memilin flétta attorcigliare, intrecciare より合わせる 꼬다, 뜨다 susukti, (su)pinti savīt; apvīt memintal samenstrengelen tvinne, flette skręcić enrolar a ră­suci сплетать splietať plesti uvrnuti tvinna, fläta บิดเป็นเกลียว burmak 搓 скручувати; сплітати بٹنا، بل دينا xoắn, bện 搓

3 to force out of the correct shape or position The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully. verdraai يَلْوي изкривявам kroutit forvride verbiegen στρεβλώνω, αλλάζω το σχήμα σε κτ. torcer, retorcer väänama از شکل انداختن؛ کج کردن vääntää tordre לְפָתֵל विकृत करना saviti, izvijati elferdít memilin snúa upp á; aflaga torcere, storcere, storcersi ねじる 찌그러뜨리다, 비틀다 išlenkti, išsukti izgriezt; izliekt; izkropļot membengkokkan verbuigen forvrenge, fordreie wygiąć, wykręcić torcer a îndoi, a răsuci искажать; выворачивать vykrútiť zviti iskriviti vrida [], förvrida ทำให้ผิดรูปร่าง burkmak, incitmek, çarpıtmak 扭曲，扭傷 спотворювати, перекручувати ٹيڑھا ميڑھا کرنا làm nhăn, làm méo 扭曲，扭伤

n

1 the act of twisting. draaiery لَوي، فَتْل، جَدْل، إلْتِواء извиване zkroucení drejning; vridning; snoning die Drehung στρίψιμο torsión; giro, vuelta keerutamine چرخش؛ پیچش kiertäminen torsion פִיתוּל घुमाव okretanje, uvijanje csavarás, sodrás pilinan snúningur, vindingur torsione; storta ひねり 꼬기 sukimas, pynimas, vyniojimas griešanās; grozīšana; vīšana; līkumošana pintalan het draaien forvrenging, fordreiing zwinięcie, skręcenie torção răsucire скручивание skrútenie, otočenie obračanje uvrtanje vridning, förvridning การบิด bükme 扭，搓 перекручення, викривлення, спотворення موڑنے کا عمل sự làm méo 扭，搓

2 a twisted piece of something He added a twist of lemon to her drink. draaisel لَفَّةٌ من нещо извито skrojek, svitek skive die Spirale στάλα rodajita kaunistuskeeruga viil(akas) قاچ lohko tortillon פִיתוּל किसी चीज का मुड़ा हिस्सा nešto zavijeno kifacsarás perasan uppásnúin (sítrónu)sneið strizzatina ひねったもの 꼬인 모양의 것(빵·담배) ritinėlis, griežinėlis ripiņa; šķēlīte; piedeva perahan schilletje noe som er vridd/presset zwitek, plasterek rosca bucăţică кусочек; долька plátok, krúžok ožemek smotuljak skvätt, stänk บางสิ่งที่ถูกบิด bükülmüş parça 扭轉而成之物 щось закручене; скрутень کسي چيز کا مڑا ہوا حصہ vật bị làm méo 扭转而成之物

3 a turn, coil etc There's a twist in the rope. kronkel جَدْل، إلتِواء чиле smyčka snoning die Windung στροφή, κουλούρα torzal; vuelta keerd تاب؛ پیچ kierre tortillon פִיתוּל बल uvoj, zavoj csavarodás pilinan snúningur, vafningur piega ねじれ 얽힘 kilpa, mazgas, sulenkimas cilpa; mezgls; savijums pintalan kronkel vridning, snuing, vending splot nó buclă; îndoitură петля; узел slučka vozel čvor tilltrasslad knut (ögla) ม้วน büklüm, kıvrım 一圈(卷)... скручування اينٹھن xoắn, cuộn, vặn 一圈（卷）...

4 a change in direction (of a story etc) The story had a strange twist at the end. draai, verrassing إنْحِراف، تَغيير обрат zvrat (overraskende) drejning die Wendung τροπή giro pööre تغییر ناگهانی käänne coup de théâtre תַפנִית दिशा में परिवर्तन obrat, zaokret fordulat penyimpangan snögg umskipti, hvörf svolta 展開 방향 전환, 의외의 급변 posūkis, vingis pēkšņa pārmaiņa; pagrieziens corak nada wending (overraskende) vending; poeng zwrot desvio lovitură de teatru (неожиданный) поворот zvrat preobrat obrt oväntad inriktning, förveckling เปลี่ยนเรื่อง değişiklik 轉折 поворот کہاني کا رخ، موڑ thay đổi hướng 转折

adj ˈtwisted

bent out of shape a twisted branch; a twisted report. verdraai مَفْتول، مَجْدول извит zkroucený; zkreslený forvredet verdreht στρεβλός, διαστρεβλωμένος torcido; deformado moondunud, moonutatud کج و معوج؛ تحریف شده vääristynyt tordu; déformé מְפוּתַל व्यावर्तित, बलदार, वक्र uvijen meggörbült; elferdített berpilin aflagaður; kræklóttur storto; confuso ねじれた 구부러진, 곡선으로 된; 왜곡된 susuktas, iškreiptas izliekts; sagrozīts; izkropļots bengkang-bengkok; tdk teratur gedraaid vridd, (vind)skjev pogięty, pokręcony torto răsucit; deformat искривлённый;витиеватый skrútený; skreslený zvit; popačen savijen förvriden, förvrängd, förvanskad ซึ่งผิดรูปร่าง bükülmüş, dolanmış 變形的(走了樣的) сплетений; перекручений; спотворений مڑي ہوئي، خميدہ méo mó 变形的（走了样的）

n ˈtwister

a dishonest or deceiving person. knoeier, verdraaier مُخادِع، غَشّاش подлец šejdíř svindler der Gauner απατεώνας estafador petis کسی که دیگران را می پیچاند kieroilija escroc בַּעַל נְטִייָה מְעוּוֵתֵת धोखेबाज, ठग varalica, spletkar megbízhatatlan ember orang curang bragðarefur, þrjótur imbroglione 不正直者 부정직한 사람 sukčius krāpnieks penipu bedrieger kjeltring, svindler kombinator trapaceiro escroc обманщик klamár, gauner spletkar prevarant bedragare, svindlare ผู้ทำให้ผิดรูปร่าง dolandırıcı 姦詐的人 ошуканець, брехун بے ايمان، دھوکے باز người không trung thực 奸诈的人