twist
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions,…To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
» He twisted my arm.
Er verdrehte meinen Arm.
Er verdrehte mir den Arm.
Он скрутил мне руку.
Він скрутив мені руку.
Він викручував мені руки.
Він змусив мене.
Meaning
14 sensesTo turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
verziehen, drehen, wickeln
скрути́тьskrutítʹ, скру́чиватьskrúčivatʹ, изогну́тьizognútʹ
криви́тиkryvýty
turn in the opposite direction
To join together by twining one part around another.
To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
June 8, 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift twisting it into a serpentine form.
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
(reflexive)To wind into; to insinuate.
Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
form into twists
To turn a knob etc.
верте́тьvertétʹ, поверну́тьpovernútʹ
To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
verdrehen
искажа́тьiskažátʹ, искази́тьiskazítʹ
To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
do the twist
To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
(intransitive)To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
(transitive)To cause to rotate.
(intransitive)To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
Examples
211 sentencesHe twisted my arm.
Він скрутив мені руку. — deniko
ruОн скрутил мне руку. — venticello
deEr verdrehte meinen Arm. — Esperantostern
You're twisting the truth.
Ти спотворюєш правду. — deniko
ruВы искажаете правду. — marafon
You always twist what I say.
ruТы всегда искажаешь мои слова. — marafon
Don't twist my words.
ruНе искажай мои слова. — marafon
I slipped and twisted my ankle.
ruЯ подскользнулась и вывихнула лодыжку. — Wezel
deIch bin ausgerutscht und habe mir den Knöchel verdreht. — BraveSentry
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Forms
twists, twisting, twisted, twistedSynonyms
64 synonyms- twist suddenly so as to sprain:sprainwrenchturnwrickrick
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive:twist aroundpervertconvolutesophisticate
- form into a spiral shape:twinedistort
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates:wrench
- extend in curves and turns:wind-vcurve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form:flexbenddeformturn
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
49 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle