n.
1.an unforeseen development
2.an interpretation of a text or action
3.any clever (deceptive) maneuver
4.the act of rotating rapidly
5.a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
6.a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
7.a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
8.a jerky pulling movement
9.a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair 10.social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music 11.the act of winding or twisting 12.turning or twisting around (in place) twist v.
1.to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
2.cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
3.turn in the opposite direction
4.form into a spiral shape
5.form into twists
6.do the twist
7.twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
8.practice sophistry
9.twist suddenly so as to sprain
Idiom of the Day
in its/someone's own right
independent of any other relationship
The man is a great painter in his own right.
