Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft..

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Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting..
Tweak :: Tweak (v. t.) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose..
Wriggle :: Wriggle (v. i.) To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about..
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope..
Crincum :: Crincum (n.) A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey.
Fleak :: Fleak (n.) A flake; a thread or twist.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn..
Kink :: Kink (n.) A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord..
Unwreathe :: Unwreathe (v. t.) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed..
Pigtail :: Pigtail (n.) A kind of twisted chewing tobacco.
Contortion :: Contortion (n.) A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face..
Cord :: Cord (n.) A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together..
Entwine :: Entwine (v. i.) To be twisted or twined.
Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
Twister :: Twister (n.) A girder.
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants..
Hardspun :: Hardspun (a.) Firmly twisted in spinning.
Candle :: Candle (n.) A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light..
Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents.
Entwist :: Entwist (v. t.) To twist or wreathe round; to intwine.
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