Twist vs. Contortion

Twistnoun

A twisting force.

Twistnoun

Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.

Twistnoun

The form given in twisting.

Twistnoun

The degree of stress or strain when twisted.

Twistnoun

A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.

Twistnoun

A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.

Twistnoun

A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.

Twistnoun

A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.

Twistnoun

(authorship) An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.

Twistnoun

A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Wikipedia:Twist (dance)

Twistnoun

A rotation of the body when diving.

Twistnoun

A sprain, especially to the ankle.

Twistnoun

(obsolete) A twig.

Twistnoun

(slang) A girl, a woman.

Twistnoun

(obsolete) A roll of twisted dough, baked.

Twistnoun

A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.

Twistnoun

The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

Twistnoun

A beverage made of brandy and gin.

Twistnoun

A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.

Twistverb

To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

Twistverb

To join together by twining one part around another.

Twistverb

To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

Twistverb

To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

Twistverb

(reflexive) To wind into; to insinuate.

Twistverb

To turn a knob etc.

Twistverb

To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

Twistverb

To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).

Twistverb

To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.

Twistverb

To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

Twistverb

(transitive) To cause to rotate.

Twistverb

(intransitive) To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

Twistverb

(transitive) To coax.

Twistverb

(card games) In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

Twistverb

To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

Twistverb

Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author.

Twistverb

To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.

Twistverb

To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

Twistverb

To wind into; to insinuate; - used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.

Twistverb

To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread.

Twistverb

Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up.

Twistverb

To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.

Twistverb

To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.

Twistverb

To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.

Twistnoun

The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.

Twistnoun

The form given in twisting.

Twistnoun

That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.

Twistnoun

A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.

Twistnoun

A twig.

Twistnoun

A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.

Twistnoun

Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the twist of a billiard ball.

Twistnoun

A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.

Twistnoun

A strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked inclination; a bias; - often implying a peculiar or unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fanaticism.

Twistnoun

A roll of twisted dough, baked.

Twistnoun

A little twisted roll of tobacco.

Twistnoun

One of the threads of a warp, - usually more tightly twisted than the filling.

Twistnoun

A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.

Twistnoun

The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

Twistnoun

A beverage made of brandy and gin.

Twistnoun

an unforeseen development;

Twistnoun

an interpretation of a text or action;

Twistnoun

any clever (deceptive) maneuver;

Twistnoun

the act of rotating rapidly;

Twistnoun

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;

Twistnoun

a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

Twistnoun

a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

Twistnoun

a jerky pulling movement

Twistnoun

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Twistnoun

social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s;

Twistnoun

the act of winding or twisting;

Twistnoun

turning or twisting around (in place);

Twistverb

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling);

Twistverb

cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;

Twistverb

turn in the opposite direction;

Twistverb

form into a spiral shape;

Twistverb

form into twists;

Twistverb

do the twist

Twistverb

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates;

Twistverb

practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

Twistverb

twist suddenly so as to sprain;

Contortionnoun

The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.

Contortionnoun

A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

Contortionnoun

A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.

Contortionnoun

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

Contortionnoun

a tortuous and twisted shape or position;

Contortion

Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility. Contortion acts often accompany acrobatics, circus acts, street performers and other live performing arts.