twist

twist1 [ twıst ] verb **

▸ 1 bend/turn out of shape

▸ 2 turn part of body

▸ 3 turn something in circle

▸ 4 wind something around something

▸ 5 have many bends

▸ 6 injure part of body

▸ 7 change meaning

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) transitive to force something out of its original shape by bending it or turning it around:

The metal beams had been badly twisted by the explosion.

She sat there twisting her handkerchief into a tight knot.

a ) intransitive to bend or turn into a different shape:

Guy's mouth twisted into a wry smile.

2. ) intransitive or transitive to change the position of part of your body so that you face a different direction:

Sanders twisted in his chair to look out of the window.

twist something around: Stretch up, and twist your body around to the right.

3. ) transitive to turn something in a circle with your hands or fingers:

She twisted her ring as she spoke.

twist something off something: Can you twist the cap off this bottle?

4. ) transitive to wind something around something else:

twist something around something: He twisted vines around the logs to make a raft.

a ) twist something around/into something to wind several pieces of wool, THREAD, wire, etc. over and under each other to make one thick piece:

Her hair was twisted into a braid on top of her head.

5. ) intransitive if a road or river twists, it has a lot of bends in it:

From here, a narrow road twists up to the summit.

twist and turn: The path twists and turns up the mountainside.

6. ) transitive to injure a part of your body such as your knee or wrist by bending it too much or bending it in the wrong direction:

I've twisted my ankle, so I won't be able to play.

7. ) transitive to change the intended meaning of something slightly so that it means what you want it to mean:

How he twisted things to suit himself! she thought angrily.

twist someone's words: You're twisting my words. You know that's not what I meant.

twist someone's arm

1. ) INFORMAL to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do:

I wasn't going to come, but George twisted my arm.

2. ) to pull someone's arm behind their back and force it upward in order to stop them from escaping or to hurt them

=> LITTLE FINGER

twist

twist 2 [ twıst ] noun count *

▸ 1 turning movement

▸ 2 bend in road/river

▸ 3 sudden situation change

▸ 4 small piece of something

▸ 5 fast dance

1. ) a movement in which you turn a part of your body around so that it is out of its normal position:

With a quick twist of his wrist, he turned the handle.

a ) a movement in which you turn something in a circle with your hands or fingers:

He gave the faucet a firm twist, and the dripping stopped.

2. ) a bend in a road or river:

twists and turns: The island roads are full of twists and turns.

3. ) a sudden unexpected change in a situation:

The long-running saga took a new twist this week.

a twist of fate/fortune: His injury was a cruel twist of fate for the team.

twist in: This is the final tragic twist in a long story.

twist to: There has been a new twist to the crisis this week.

4. ) a small piece of something:

twist of: vodka with a twist of lemon

5. ) the twist a dance to fast music that was popular in the 1960s, in which people twist their bodies from side to side