Twist

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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.