twist

1. v. t. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve. Source: opted

2. v. t. Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author. Source: opted

3. v. t. To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft. Source: opted

4. v. t. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts. Source: opted

5. v. t. To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns. Source: opted

6. v. t. To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread. Source: opted

7. v. t. Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up. Source: opted

8. v. t. To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton. Source: opted

9. v. i. To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others. Source: opted

10. v. i. To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix. Source: opted

11. n. The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending. Source: opted

12. n. The form given in twisting. Source: opted

13. n. That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts. Source: opted

14. n. A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other. Source: opted

15. n. A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like. Source: opted

16. n. A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties. Source: opted

17. n. A roll of twisted dough, baked. Source: opted

18. n. A little twisted roll of tobacco. Source: opted

19. n. One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling. Source: opted

20. n. A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist. Source: opted

21. n. The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. Source: opted

22. n. A beverage made of brandy and gin. Source: opted

23. v. t. A twig. Source: opted

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