Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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Roving :: Roving (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2..
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
Wicking :: Wicking (n.) the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton..
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..
Tram :: Tram (n.) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods..
Displat :: Displat (v. t.) To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.
Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..
Flexible :: Flexible (a.) Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle..
Top :: Top (n.) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff..
Tortility :: Tortility (n.) The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..
Speeder :: Speeder (n.) A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings.
Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off..
Tortile :: Tortile (a.) Twisted; wreathed; coiled.
Tortive :: Tortive (a.) Twisted; wreathed.
Unspin :: Unspin (v. t.) To untwist, as something spun..
Twirl :: Twirl (n.) A twist; a convolution.
Purl :: Purl (n.) An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band..
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