Twist
Twisting
Synonyms Twisting, wrench, wrenching, yank, extraction, dislocation, draft, tug, pull, wresting, wringing, displacement, and draw.
Trick
Synonyms Trick, characteristic, mannerism, eccentricity, singularity, habit, quip, curiosity, crotchet, tendency, character, attitude, way, quiddity, property, airs, addiction, perversion, penchant, humor, wont, predilection, abnormality, identity, mark, disposition, neuroticism, partiality, quirk, trait, kink, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, tic, individualism, erraticism, pattern, attribute, practice, personality, affectation, custom, practise, bent, inclination, turn, weirdness, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, genius, nature, individuality, temperament, and leaning.
Distort
Synonyms Distort, slant, pervert, cook, bend, falsify, color, confuse, garble, censor, mask, veil, whitewash, lie, misdescribe, mystify, belie, fib, prevaricate, equivocate, misrepresent, complicate, obscure, misinterpret, misstate, warp, fudge, misrelate, mistake, disguise, camouflage, gloss (over), dissemble, mistranslate, misspeak, mix (up), confound, bowdlerize, and palter.
Curl
Synonyms Curl, wind, swirl, circle, twine, sweep, corkscrew, arc, arch, wheel, crook, hook, intertwine, bulge, meander, lace, coil, curve, spiral, entwine, weave, turn, loop, bend, whirl, swerve, veer, bow, encircle, zigzag, interlace, and enlace.
Spin
Synonyms Spin, turn, twirl, swivel, roll, whirl, screw, wind, reel, twiddle, rotate, swing, swirl, pivot, wheel, revolve, crank, unscrew, coil, and circulate.
Pull
Synonyms Pull, yank, wrench, wring, pry, wrest, draw, dredge (up), shift, displace, transpose, dislocate, tug, pluck, jerk, remove, extract, tweak, lug, lever, disturb, budge, jimmy, and transfer.
Twitch
Synonyms Twitch, fidget, jerk, fiddle, writhe, tremble, jiggle, thrash, thresh, shudder, flit, quake, toss, squirm, wiggle, shake, jig, shiver, wriggle, squiggle, flutter, quiver, pace, and twitter.
Weave
Synonyms Weave, mix, blend, ply, implicate, interlace, inweave, lace, enlace, link, plat, braid, intertwine, entwine, writhe, interweave, wreathe, intertwist, plait, fuse, pleach, and join.
Example Sentences
Please twist the cap to open the bottle.
She tried to twist the rope into a knot.
He might twist the story to suit his needs.
The dancer can twist her body gracefully.
Don’t twist my words.
The path began to twist through the forest.
I felt my ankle twist while running.
They tried to twist the metal into a circle.
The wind made the flagpole twist slightly.
He likes to twist balloons into animal shapes.