to twist
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1.7
- verb
- /twɪst/
:
torcer
- To create the shape, you must twist the wire tightly in a spiral.
- twist the wire
- twist together
- twist and turn
You don't have to twist, it just comes out.
- You don't have to twist, it just comes out.
- I just take some of it up, twist it, twist it all messy.
- So you go take your spoon and then you twist it and fold it.
- But they kind of both fly through the air and twist through the air, Correct?
- Do we just twist it around in the fluid?
Examples
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So let's just twist it one way or the other.
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Hold this and then grab this corner and then twist it to make a cone.
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And then I take the edge and I twist and I twist.
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You kind of pull it up and twist at the same time.
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Stick it in and twist, Stick it in and twist.
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So we need to do this and then we need to twist it like this.
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Now, hold it and twist it.
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You take it, you twist, you then take this bone.
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Narrow cobblestone walkways twist and turn between the homes built on the mountain slope.
Academic text (1995) -
You need to twist the cap counterclockwise to open the bottle.
Synonyms
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1.0
Move something so it faces a different direction or side
245
1.2
To fasten something by turning it into wood or metal
225
3.2
To wrap something around another thing in a coil
173
1.1
To form into a curved or spiral shape
120
2.7
To move in a twisting or circular way
28
2.5
To wind something around to make a ring
17
2.6
To turn quickly in a circle or twist
17
7.5
To twist a body or object into a strange shape
12
6.9
Spin around in circles or spirals
7
3.8
To wind something into loops or move in a spiral
5
6.7
Turn something by using a twisting force, for example with a wrench to tighten a bolt
2
6.8
To move in a twisting spiral path
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8.4
Twist or coil together into a tight, tangled mass
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4.1
To twist threads together or wind them around something
To twist something into a tight coil
To twist or coil together into a spiral shape
To wrap something by turning it around another object
To wind or twist inward in a spiral like a snail's shell
To move in slow twisting ways like smoke or vines
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.9
A hurtful comment or action that makes someone feel worse after bad news
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.9
A small cutting tool with spiral grooves that makes holes in wood or metal
How Twisted
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb twist comes from an old idea of turning or winding, like making twine by turning threads together. So to twist is to turn or wind something into a spiral or curved shape.