twist

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. wind, wreathe, twine, interlace; coil; wrench, contort; wring, screw; pervert; misinterpret, misapply; distort, warp. See convolution, deviation, distortion.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. wring, wrap, twine, twirl, turn, turn around, wrap around, intertwine, wind, coil, bend, curve, rotate, spiral, corkscrew, spin, wrench, sprain, contort, distort; see also bend 1 , 2 .

See Synonym Study at bend .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. knot turn, winding, twine, twining, braid, kink.

2. rotation twirl, spin, revolution, torsion.

3. sprain wrench, turn.

4. turn in the road curve, zigzag, S-curve, hairpin turn, bend, snake.

5. quirk eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, abnormality, aberration.

6. distortion perversion, misrepresentation, misinterpretation, falsification, slant.

7. unexpected development plot twist, surprise, invention.

II

v.

1. knot turn, wind, twine, braid, kink, entwine, tangle, plait, braid.

2. rotate turn, spin, twirl.

3. sprain wrench, turn.

4. turn in the road curve, zigzag, bend, snake, follow a serpentine pattern.

5. distort pervert, misrepresent, misstate, misinterpret, falsify, slant, lie, misconstrue.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, weave, wind2, wreathe. See REPETITION, STRAIGHT. 2. To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of: contort, deform, disfigure, distort, misshape. See BEAUTIFUL. 3. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or mislead-ingly: belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, warp, wrench, wrest. Idiom: give a false coloring to. See TRUE. II noun 1. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend: shift, tack, turn. See CHANGE. 2. A clever, unexpected new trick or method: gimmick. Informal: kicker, wrinkle. Slang: angle2, kick. See ABILITY, EXCITE, GOOD.