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21twist — ► VERB 1) form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape. 2) force out of the natural position by a twisting action: he twisted his ankle. 3) turn or bend round or into a different direction. 4) take or have a winding course. 5) distort or… …
22Twist (poker) — Twist is poker jargon for a round with specific rules which is sometimes used in the poker variant stud poker. One can replace any round of (or add a round to) a stud poker game with a twist round, in which each player is offered the option to… …
23twist and turn — index contort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
24twist the knife — turn/twist the knife to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse. Having made the poor girl cry, he twisted the knife by saying she was weak and unable to cope with pressure …
25turn the knife — turn/twist the knife to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse. Having made the poor girl cry, he twisted the knife by saying she was weak and unable to cope with pressure …
26twist — twistable, adj. twistability, n. twistedly, adv. twistingly, adv. /twist/, v.t. 1. to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine. 2. to form by or as if by winding strands together: Several fibers were used to… …
27twist — 1 verb 1 BEND (T) to bend and turn something several times, especially in order to make something or to tie it to something: twist sth into/around etc: She twisted the wire into the shape of a star. 2 MOVE (I) to turn a part of your body around… …
28turn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rotation, revolution; twirl, twist; deflection, diversion; coil, convulsion; change; crisis; aptitude, ability, skill; act, skit; spell, shift, tour, trick. v. revolve, rotate, pivot; reel; rebel,… …
29twist — [[t]twɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ twists, twisting, twisted 1) VERB If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions. [V n] Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried …
30twist — /twɪst / (say twist) verb (t) 1. to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine. 2. to combine or associate intimately. 3. to form by or as by winding strands together. 4. to entwine (one thing) with or in another; …
