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1.nounA twisting force.
2.nounAnything twisted, or the act of twisting.
3.nounThe form given in twisting.
4.nounThe degree of stress or strain when twisted.
5.nounA type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
6.nounA sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
7.nounA sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
8.nounA distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.
9.nounAn unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
10.noun(preceded by definite article) A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.
11.nounA rotation of the body when diving.
12.nounA sprain, especially to the ankle.
13.nounA twig.
14.nounA girl, a woman.
15.nounA roll of twisted dough, baked.
16.nounA small roll of tobacco.
17.nounA material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together."Damascus twist"
18.nounThe spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
19.nounA beverage made of brandy and gin.
20.nounA strong individual tendency or bent; inclination."a twist toward fanaticism"
21.nounAn appetite for food.
22.verbTo turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
23.verbTo join together by twining one part around another.
24.verbTo contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
25.verbTo wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
26.verbTo wind into; to insinuate."Avarice twists itself into all human concerns."
27.verbTo turn a knob etc.
28.verbTo distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
29.verbTo form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
30.verbTo injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
31.verb(of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
32.verbTo cause to rotate.
33.verbTo dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
34.verbTo coax.
35.verbIn the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.