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单词 twist
释义 Verb: twist  twist
  1. To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
    -
Noun: twist  twist
  1. An unforeseen development
    - turn, turn of events 
  2. An interpretation of a text or action
    - construction 
  3. Any clever manoeuvre
    - device, gimmick 
  4. The act of rotating rapidly
    - spin, twirl, twisting, whirl 
  5. A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    - wrench, pull 
  6. A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
    - kink, twirl 
  7. A circular segment of a curve
    - bend, crook, turn 
  8. A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
    - eddy 
  9. A jerky pulling movement
    - wrench 
  10. A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
    - braid, plait, tress 
  11. Social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
    "they liked to dance the twist" 
  12. The act of winding or twisting
    - wind[2], winding 
  13. Turning or twisting around (in place)
    "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
    - turn

Derived forms: twisting, twisted, twists

See also: twister, twisting

Type of: be, bend, change form, change shape, coif, coiffure, crease, crimp, current, curve, curved shape, dance, deform, denote, development, flexure, fold, form, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, harm, hurt, injure, injury, interpretation, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], motion, move, movement, plication, pull, refer, rotary motion, rotation, shape, social dancing, stream, tactical maneuver [US], tactical manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], trauma, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, turn, wound

Antonym: untwist

Encyclopedia: Twist, AR Twist Twist, Germany Twist, Arkansas

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