twist
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/twΙͺst/
English
Definitions
noun
- A twisting force.
- Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
- The form given in twisting.
- The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
verb
- To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- To join together by twining one part around another.
- To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.