Main entry: twist, gimmick, device
Definition: any clever maneuver
Usage: he would stoop to any device to win a point; it was a great sales gimmick; a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
Main entry: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
Definition: the act of rotating rapidly
Usage: he gave the crank a spin; it broke off after much twisting
Definition: turning or twisting around (in place)
Usage: with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
Main entry: twist, wind, winding
Definition: the act of winding or twisting
Usage: he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
Main entry: twist
Definition: social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
Usage: they liked to dance the twist
Main entry: braid, tress, twist, plait
Definition: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Main entry: twist, construction
Definition: an interpretation of a text or action
Usage: they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
Definition: a jerky pulling movement
Main entry: turn, turn of events, twist
Definition: an unforeseen development
Usage: events suddenly took an awkward turn
Definition: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
Main entry: crook, bend, turn, twist
Definition: a circular segment of a curve
Usage: a bend in the road; a crook in the path
Main entry: twirl, twist, kink
Definition: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Main entry: wrench, twist, pull
Definition: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Usage: the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell; he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
Main entry: sprain, rick, wrench, wrick, turn, twist
Definition: twist suddenly so as to sprain
Usage: 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
Main entry: twist
Definition: form into twists
Usage: Twist the strips of dough
Main entry: sophisticate, pervert, convolute, twist, twist around
Definition: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Usage: Don't twist my words
Main entry: twist
Definition: turn in the opposite direction
Usage: twist one's head
Main entry: twine, twist, distort
Definition: form into a spiral shape
Usage: The cord is all twisted
Main entry: turn, twist, bend, flex, deform
Definition: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Usage: bend the rod; twist the dough into a braid; the strong man could turn an iron bar
Definition: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
Usage: wrench a window off its hinges; wrench oneself free from somebody's grip; a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
Main entry: worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, twist, squirm
Definition: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Usage: The prisoner writhed in discomfort; The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
Main entry: twist
Definition: do the twist
Main entry: curve, wind, twist
Definition: extend in curves and turns
Usage: The road winds around the lake; the path twisted through the forest