transcription, транскрипция: [ twɪst ]
( twists, twisting, twisted)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions.
Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried...
Twist the string carefully around the second stem with the other hand...
VERB : V n , V n adv / prep
2.
If you twist something, especially a part of your body, or if it twists , it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset.
He twisted her arms behind her back and clipped a pair of handcuffs on her wrists...
Sophia’s face twisted in pain...
The body was twisted, its legs at an awkward angle...
VERB : V n prep , V , V-ed
3.
If you twist part of your body such as your head or your shoulders, you turn that part while keeping the rest of your body still.
She twisted her head sideways and looked towards the door...
Susan twisted round in her seat until she could see Graham and Sabrina behind her...
VERB : V n adv , V adv / prep
4.
If you twist a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist, you injure it by turning it too sharply, or in an unusual direction.
He fell and twisted his ankle...
Rupert Moon is out of today’s session with a twisted knee.
VERB : V n , V-ed
5.
If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction.
She was staring down at her hands, twisting the ring on her finger...
Reaching up to a cupboard he takes out a jar and twists the lid off.
VERB : V n , V n with adv
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Twist is also a noun.
The bag is resealed with a simple twist of the valve.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
6.
If a road or river twists , it has a lot of sudden changes of direction in it.
The roads twist round hairpin bends...
The lane twists and turns between pleasant but unspectacular cottages.
VERB : V prep , V
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Twist is also a noun.
It allows the train to maintain a constant speed through the twists and turns of existing track.
N-COUNT : usu pl
7.
If you say that someone has twisted something that you have said, you disapprove of them because they have repeated it in a way that changes its meaning, in order to harm you or benefit themselves.
It’s a shame the way that the media can twist your words and misrepresent you...
= distort
VERB : V n [ disapproval ]
8.
A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development.
The battle of the sexes also took a new twist...
N-COUNT
9.
A twist is the shape that something has when it has been twisted.
...bunches of violets in twists of paper...
N-COUNT : usu N of n
10.
If something happens by a twist of fate , it happens by chance, and it is strange, interesting, or unfortunate in some way.
By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport...
PHRASE : twist inflects , usu by/in PHR
11.
to twist someone ’s arm: see arm
to get your knickers in a twist: see knickers
to twist the knife: see knife
see also twisted