1. any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"
2. the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
3. turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
4. the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
5. 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"
6. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
7. an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
8. a jerky pulling movement
9. an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
10. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
11. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
12. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
13. 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"
14. form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage"
15. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
16. turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire"
17. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
18. 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"
19. 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 ch
20. 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"
21. do the twist

Similar Words: device, gimmick, spin, twirl, twisting, whirl, turn, wind, winding, braid, plait, tress, construction, wrench, turn of events, eddy, kink, pull, sprain, wrick, rick, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate, twine, distort, flex, bend, deform, writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm

 

Hyponyms: trick, fast one, pirouette, birling, logrolling, twiddle, queue, pigtail, sprain, quirk, curl, wave, wring, wrench, contort, deform, distort, entangle, tangle, mat, snarl, intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace, spin, weave, interweave, indent, dent, incurvate, gnarl, crank, convolve, convolute

 

Derivational Morphology: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate, birl, twirl, wrench, swirl, twiddle, turn, wind, wind up, plait, braid, pleach, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate, writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, grow, change state, become, eddy, purl, whirlpool, twine, distort, curl, curve, kink, crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, pull, overstretch, sprain, wrick, rick, crick, tress, sophism, sophistry, sophistication, construction, distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting, distorted shape, deformation, contortion, bender, fold, crease, plication, flexure, bend, spanner, tornado, twister, wiggler, wriggler, squirmer, wiggle

 

Language Translations:
Dutch: draaien		Finnish: kiertää
French: tordre		German: verdrehen
Hungarian: sodorni		Italian: torcere
Japanese: ひねる		Korean: 비틀다
Portuguese: torcer		Russian: скручивать
Spanish: torcer		Swedish: vrida