twist
US /twɪst/
・UK /twɪst/
A2
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To turn something in a circular direction
Please twist this lid to open the jar
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
Follow the twist in the road to get to my house
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
The road will begin to twist now
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Bend or sudden change of direction
There is a sharp twist in the road ahead
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To bend something into a particular shape
He will twist the metal into a circle
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To change the meaning in an unintended way
Be careful, he will twist your words
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An unexpected change in the direction of a story
Roald Dahl liked to add a twist to his stories at the end
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To turn in opposite directions at the same time
Twist the top of the jar if you want to open it
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To wind something around something else
She likes to twist her hair around her finger
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To turn direction or position, as of your body
The dog will twist its head to hear the cat
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)a change in the way in which something happens
There's an unexpected twist in/to the plot towards the end of the film.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To be turned, especially repeatedly, so that the shape or position changes.
The wire twisted easily.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To injure a part of your body by suddenly turning it.
I twisted my ankle playing basketball.
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My Horrible Nightmare Group Project
- and the horrible twist was: it was a group project.
and the horrible twist was: it was a group project.
- And the horrible twist was...
And the horrible twist was...
How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies – Gene Drive & Malaria
- Thanks to this twist, 99.5% of all the engineered mosquitoes offspring will carry the anti-malaria edit.
Thanks to this twist, 99.5% of all the engineered mosquitoes offspring will carry the anti-malaria edit.
- Thanks to this twist, 99.5% of all the engineered mosquitoes' offspring will carry the anti-malaria edit.
Thanks to this twist, 99.5% of all the engineered mosquitoes' offspring will carry the anti-malaria edit.
RESPECT
- And I know people are going to even twist my words.
And I know people are going to even twist my words.
- people are even going to twist my words
people are even going to twist my words
The Prestige: Hiding In Plain Sight
- It's necessary to keep its twist secret
It's necessary to keep its twist secret
Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski React to John Wick 4 Fan Theories | Vanity Fair
- - He could have had a plot with Santino to twist the plot.
- He could have had a plot with Santino to twist the plot.
How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas
- It's a twist of fate that although I have a long career in genetics, I never realised that my own family had a DNA secret.
It's a twist of fate that although I have a long career in genetics, I never realised that my own family had a DNA secret.
8 WARNING Signs of Narcissistic Abuse You CAN'T Ignore
- They weaponize your empathy, twist your words, and flip every situation to make you feel like the aggressor.
They weaponize your empathy, twist your words, and flip every situation to make you feel like the aggressor.
- Narcissists are masters at shifting blame; they weaponize your empathy, twist your words,
Narcissists are masters at shifting blame; they weaponize your empathy, twist your words,
A STRONGER SAFER HEELSIDE
- Right here, starting at the end of a toe-side turn, someone's grabbed my spine, and they're just going to twist it and rotate it out round in the direction that I want to turn.
Right here, starting at the end of a toe-side turn, someone's grabbed my spine, and they're just going to twist it and rotate it out round in the direction that I want to turn.
- and they're just going to twist it and rotate it out round in the direction that I want to turn.
and they're just going to twist it and rotate it out round in the direction that I want to turn.
17 Minute Runners Flexibility Routine! (FOLLOW ALONG)
- So left-hand leg into external rotation, and we're going to twist over this left leg.
So left-hand leg into external rotation, and we're going to twist over this left leg.
- So left-hand leg into external rotation, and we're gonna twist over this left leg.
So left-hand leg into external rotation, and we're gonna twist over this left leg.
Single Guy Picks A Date Based On Their French Food • Plate To Date
- French cuisine, Creole cuisine, and also a little twist to California because I got that Snoop Dog wine for you.
French cuisine, Creole cuisine, and also a little twist to California because I got that Snoop Dog wine for you.
- also a little twist of Californian because I got that Snoop Dogg wine for you.
also a little twist of Californian because I got that Snoop Dogg wine for you.