Twist in a sentence as a noun

Now, some people like to twist that around.

2 year old, minute twist on 30 year old game -> front page.

It's an odd twist of technical history that we're not there yet.

Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals."Yep.

I was falling to the side and was going to hit my head, so I decided to twist so that I'd fall flat on my back, figuring I'd be fine.

Twist in a sentence as a verb

I would never have gotten as far as he did because I know that anyone who does that is scamming me. There's no other reason to do it. If people actually liked the service, they wouldn't need to twist your arm to get you to sign up.

The government can already twist your arm; being on first name's basis with somebody important will be invaluable.

If by some twist the intercom started working, you might not understand, because the conductors are bored and like to read the script as unintelligibly as they can.

Martian Chronicles is indirectly one of the most influential books in my life, due to an interesting twist...In high school, we had a literature class where there was a list of a couple hundred books we could choose from to read each month.

Twist definitions

noun

an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

See also: turn

noun

an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"

See also: construction

noun

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"

See also: device gimmick

noun

the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

See also: spin twirl twisting whirl

noun

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

See also: wrench pull

noun

a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

See also: kink twirl

noun

a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

See also: bend crook turn

noun

a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

See also: eddy

noun

a jerky pulling movement

See also: wrench

noun

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

See also: braid plait tress

noun

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"

noun

the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

See also: wind winding

noun

turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"

See also: turn

verb

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"

See also: writhe wrestle wriggle worm squirm

verb

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"

See also: flex bend deform turn

verb

turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head"

verb

form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

See also: twine distort

verb

form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

verb

extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"

See also: wind curve

verb

do the twist

verb

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"

See also: wrench

verb

practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"

See also: pervert convolute sophisticate

verb

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"

See also: sprain wrench turn wrick rick