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Definition of Twist
Pronunciation: twĭst | v. t. | 1. | To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve. | | 2. | Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author. | | 3. | 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. | | 4. | To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts. | | 5. | To wind into; to insinuate; - used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns. | | 6. | 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. | | 7. | Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up. | | 8. | To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton. | | v. i. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix. | | n. | 1. | The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending. | | 2. | The form given in twisting. | | 3. | That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts. | | 4. | A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other. | | 4. | A twig. | | 5. | A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like. | | 5. | 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. | | 6. | A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties. | | 6. | A strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked inclination; a bias; - often implying a peculiar or unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fanaticism. | | 7. | A roll of twisted dough, baked. | | 8. | A little twisted roll of tobacco. | | 9. | (Weaving) One of the threads of a warp, - usually more tightly twisted than the filling. | | 10. | (Firearms) A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist. | | 11. | (Firearms & Ord.) The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. | | 12. | A beverage made of brandy and gin. |
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