twist
     n 1: an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward
          turn" [syn: {turn}, {turn of events}]
     2: an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an
        unsympathetic construction on his conduct" [syn: {construction}]
     3: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any
        device to win a point" [syn: {device}, {gimmick}]
     4: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
        broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twirl}, {twisting},
         {whirl}]
     5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
        knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a
        hamstring pull" [syn: {wrench}, {pull}]
     6: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is
        pulled tight [syn: {kink}, {twirl}]
     7: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the
        current of a fluid doubles back on itself [syn: {eddy}]
     8: a jerky pulling movement [syn: {wrench}]
     9: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {braid},
         {plait}, {tress}]
     10: social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips
         and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s;
         "they liked to dance the twist"
     11: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old
         clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: {wind}, {winding}]
     12: turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist
         of his head he surveyed the room" [syn: {turn}]
     v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when
          struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The
          child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
          [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {squirm}]
     2: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular
        form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the
        strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: {flex}, {bend}, {deform},
         {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
     3: turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire"
     4: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: {twine},
         {distort}] [ant: {untwist}]
     5: form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage"
     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; "wrench a window off its
        hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a
        deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" [syn: {wrench}]
     8: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
        in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist around}, {pervert},
         {convolute}, {sophisticate}]
     9: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The
        wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their
        ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't
        walk for several days" [syn: {sprain}, {wrench}, {turn}, {wrick},
         {rick}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0