Meaning

21 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A twisting force.

    the act of winding or twisting

  2. (countable, uncountable)Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.

    the act of rotating rapidly

  3. (countable, uncountable)The form given in twisting.

    turning or twisting around (in place)

  4. (countable, uncountable)The degree of stress or strain when twisted.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.

    Zwirn

  6. (countable, uncountable)A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.

    Biegung

  8. (countable, uncountable)A distortion to the meaning of a passage or word.

  9. (countable, uncountable)An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.

    I'm all agog at the new twist to the royal scandal.

    Wendung

  10. (countable, uncountable)A modern dance popular in Western culture in the late 1950s and 1960s, based on rotating the hips repeatedly from side to side. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.

    Twist

    твистtvist

  11. (countable, uncountable)A rotation of the body when diving.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A sprain, especially to the ankle.

Examples

211 sentences
  1. He twisted my arm.

    Він скрутив мені руку.

    ruОн скрутил мне руку.

    deEr verdrehte meinen Arm.

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  2. You're twisting the truth.

    Ти спотворюєш правду.

    ruВы искажаете правду.

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  3. You always twist what I say.

    ruТы всегда искажаешь мои слова.

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  4. Don't twist my words.

    ruНе искажай мои слова.

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  5. I slipped and twisted my ankle.

    ruЯ подскользнулась и вывихнула лодыжку.

    deIch bin ausgerutscht und habe mir den Knöchel verdreht.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
type of dance:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
type of thread:
sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc:
unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc:
type of dance:

Forms

plural: twists
Singulartwist
Pluraltwists

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • turning or twisting around (in place):turn
  • a jerky pulling movement:wrench
  • an interpretation of a text or action:construction
  • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself:eddy
  • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight:kinktwirl
  • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments:wrenchpull

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
twist — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto