Twist: meaning, definitions and examples
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twist
[ twɪst ]
to rotate
Twist means to rotate something in a circular motion. It can also refer to turning or bending something out of its normal shape.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She twisted the doorknob to open the door.
- The gymnast twisted her body in mid-air.
Translations
Translations of the word "twist" in other languages:
🇵🇹 torção
- torcer
- curva
🇮🇳 मोड़
- मरोड़
- घुमाव
🇩🇪 Drehung
- verdrehen
- Wendung
🇮🇩 puntir
- memutar
- tikungan
🇺🇦 поворот
- крутити
- закрутка
🇵🇱 skręt
- kręcić
- zawirowanie
🇯🇵 ねじれ (nejire)
- ひねる (hineru)
- 曲がり (magari)
🇫🇷 torsion
- tordre
- virage
🇪🇸 giro
- torcer
- curva
🇹🇷 bükülme
- burkulmak
- viraj
🇰🇷 비틀기 (biteulgi)
- 비틀다 (biteulda)
- 곡선 (gokseon)
🇸🇦 التواء (iltowa')
- لوي (lawy)
- انعطاف (inaetifaaf)
🇨🇿 zkroucení
- točit
- zatáčka
🇸🇰 zatočenie
- krútiť
- zákruta
🇨🇳 扭曲 (niǔqū)
- 扭 (niǔ)
- 曲线 (qūxiàn)
🇸🇮 zasuk
- zviti
- ovinek
🇮🇸 snúningur
- snúa
- beygja
🇰🇿 бұрау
- бұралу
- бұрылыс
🇬🇪 მოტრიალება (motrialeba)
- მობრუნება (mobruneba)
- მოსახვევი (mosakhvevi)
🇦🇿 burulma
- burmaq
- döngə
🇲🇽 giro
- torcer
- curva
Word origin
The word 'twist' originated from the Old English word 'twist' or 'twistian', which meant 'to wind or spin'. It has been used in English since the 12th century. Over time, the word evolved to encompass a variety of meanings related to rotation, turning, bending, and unexpected changes.
See also: intertwist, twisted, twistedly, twister, twisting, twistingly, twists, twisty, untwist.