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"The wrestler twisted his shoulder"verbtwist suddenly so as to sprain
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"twist the dough into a braid"verbcause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular formtype of:
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verbtwist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
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"The cord is all twisted"verbform into a spiral shapeOpposite:type of:
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"with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"nounturning or twisting around (in place)
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nouna miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
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nouna circular segment of a curvetype of:
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"the path twisted through the forest"verbextend in curves and turnstype of:
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nouna hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hairtype of:
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nounthe act of winding or twistingtype of:
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nouna jerky pulling movement
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nounany clever maneuver
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nouna sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
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"Don't twist my words"verbpractice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
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"it broke off after much twisting"nounthe act of rotating rapidlytype of:
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verbdo the twist
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verbform into twists
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"they liked to dance the twist"nounsocial dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960stype of:
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"twist one's head"verbturn in the opposite directiontype of:
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