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Qué (quién) es Twist - definición
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Twisting; TWIST; Twisting (disambiguation); The twist; The Twist; Twist (disambiguation); Twisty; Folies bourgeoise.; Folies bourgeoises; Twist (song); Twist (novel); Twist (film); The Twist (film)
twist
¦ verb
1. form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape.
turn or bend round or into a different direction.
force or be forced out of the natural position by twisting: he twisted his ankle playing tennis.
2. rotate around something that remains stationary; turn.
move around each other; interlace.
take or have a winding course.
3. distort or misrepresent the meaning of.
[as adjective twisted] (of a personality or behaviour) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal.
4. dance the twist.
5. Brit. informal cheat; defraud.
6. (in pontoon) request, deal, or be dealt a card face upwards.
¦ noun
1. an act or instance of twisting.
(the twist) a dance with a twisting movement of the body, popular in the 1960s.
2. a thing with a spiral shape.
Brit. a paper packet with twisted ends.
a small quantity of tobacco, sugar, etc., wrapped in such a packet.
3. force producing twisting; torque.
forward motion combined with rotation about an axis.
the rifling in the bore of a gun.
4. an unexpected, typically unwelcome, development of events.
a new treatment or outlook: she takes conventional subjects and gives them a twist.
5. a fine strong thread consisting of twisted fibres.
6. Brit. a drink consisting of two ingredients mixed together.
7. Brit. informal a swindle.
8. a carpet with a tightly curled pile.
Phrases
round the twist Brit. informal crazy.
twist someone's arm informal forcefully persuade someone to do something that they are reluctant to do.
twist in the wind be left in a state of suspense or uncertainty.
Derivatives
twisty adjective (twistier, twistiest).
Origin
twist
I. v. a.
1.
Twine, twist together.
2.
Writhe, contort, complicate, convolve, crook spirally.
3.
Wind, wreathe, encircle.
4.
Form, weave, make up.
5.
[Used reflexively.] Wind in, insinuate.
II. n.
Convolution, writhing, contortion, winding, flexure, kink, bending, bight, coil.
Twist
·noun The form given in twisting.
II. Twist ·noun A roll of twisted dough, baked.
III. Twist ·vt A Twig.
IV. Twist ·noun A little twisted roll of tobacco.
V. Twist ·noun A beverage made of brandy and gin.
VI. Twist ·noun A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.
VII. Twist ·noun The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
VIII. Twist ·noun That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.
IX. Twist ·vi To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.
X. Twist ·noun The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
XI. Twist ·vt To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
XII. Twist ·noun One of the threads of a warp, - usually more tightly twisted than the filling.
XIII. Twist ·noun A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.
XIV. Twist ·noun A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.
XV. Twist ·vt Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to Wreathe; to make up.
XVI. Twist ·noun A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
XVII. Twist ·vt To wind into; to Insinuate;
- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
XIX. Twist ·vt Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to Pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an Author.
XX. Twist ·add. ·noun Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the twist of a billiard ball.
XXI. Twist ·vt 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.
XXIII. Twist ·add. ·noun A strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked inclination; a bias;
- often implying a peculiar or unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fanaticism.
XXIV. Twist ·vt 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.
XXV. Twist ·vi 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.
Ejemplos de uso de Twist
1. Preliminary investigations revealed a new twist yesterday.
2. I do a little twist on that and say, hold people to an impossibly high standard, but here‘s the twist –– don‘t tell them what that standard is.
3. Now they ask for naked women –– but with a twist.
4. Grey ribbons of pebbledash council homes twist below.
5. Today‘s deal marks the latest twist in Marconi‘s turbulent history.