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twisting
Overview of noun twisting
The noun twisting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting -- (the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean)
2. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl -- (the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting")
Overview of verb twist
The verb twist has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (13) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist -- (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace")
2. (5) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar")
3. (2) twist -- (turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head")
4. (1) twist, twine, distort -- (form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted")
5. (1) twist -- (form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough")
6. wind, twist, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest")
7. twist -- (do the twist)
8. wrench, twist -- (twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest")
9. twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate -- (practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words")
10. twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick -- (twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days")
Overview of adj twisting
The adj twisting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) squirming, twisting, wiggling, wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing -- (having a twisting or snake-like or wormlike motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes")
2. tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous -- (marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twisting
2 senses of twisting
Sense 1
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
=> falsification, misrepresentaation
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
=> rotation, rotary motion
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun twisting
1 of 2 senses of twisting
Sense 2
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
=> pirouette
=> birling, logrolling
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twisting
2 senses of twisting
Sense 1
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
=> falsification, misrepresentaation
Sense 2
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
=> rotation, rotary motion
Antonyms of noun twisting
Member Holonyms of noun twisting
Substance Holonyms of noun twisting
Part Holonyms of noun twisting
Member Meronyms of noun twisting
Substance Meronyms of noun twisting
Part Meronyms of noun twisting
Meronyms of noun twisting
Holonyms of noun twisting
Attributes of noun twisting
Derived Forms of noun twisting
1 of 2 senses of twisting
Sense 1
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
RELATED TO>(verb) twist#9
=> twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
Domain of noun twisting
Domain Terms of noun twisting
Familiarity of noun twisting
twisting used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun twisting
2 senses of twisting
Sense 1
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
> falsification, misrepresentaation
=> distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
=> equivocation, tergiversation
=> lying, prevarication, fabrication
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Sense 2
spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
> rotation, rotary motion
=> circumvolution
=> feather, feathering
=> gyration, whirling
=> pivot
=> pronation
=> spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
=> spiral
=> supination
=> twist, turn
=> wind, winding, twist
=> turnout
Meronyms of noun twisting
2 senses of twisting
Holonyms of noun twisting
Grep of noun twisting
arm-twisting
twisting
Antonyms of verb twist
1 of 10 senses of twist
Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
Antonym of untwist (Sense 1)
=>untwist
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb twist
10 senses of twist
Sense 1
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> move
Sense 2
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 3
twist
=> turn
=> move
Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 5
twist
=> shape, form
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 6
wind, twist, curve
=> be
Sense 7
twist
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> move
Sense 8
wrench, twist
=> pull
=> force
=> act, move
Sense 9
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
=> denote, refer
=> mean, intend
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 10
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
=> injure, wound
=> hurt
=> indispose
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb twist
5 of 10 senses of twist
Sense 1
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wrench
Sense 2
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> indent, dent
=> incurvate
=> gnarl
=> crank
=> convolve, convolute
Sense 3
twist
=> crick
=> quirk
=> curl, wave
Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
=> wring, wrench
=> contort, deform, distort, wring
=> entangle, tangle, mat, snarl
=> intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
=> spin
=> weave, interweave
Sense 6
wind, twist, curve
=> circumvolute
=> spiral
=> snake
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb twist
10 senses of twist
Sense 1
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> move
Sense 2
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
Sense 3
twist
=> turn
Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
=> change shape, change form, deform
Sense 5
twist
=> shape, form
Sense 6
wind, twist, curve
=> be
Sense 7
twist
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sense 8
wrench, twist
=> pull
Sense 9
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
=> denote, refer
Sense 10
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
=> injure, wound
'Cause To' of verb twist
Derived Forms of verb twist
8 of 10 senses of twist
Sense 1
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#9
=> twist, wrench
RELATED TO>(noun) twister#1
=> tornado, twister
Sense 3
twist
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#4
=> spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#6
=> kink, twist, twirl
Sense 5
twist
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#10
=> braid, plait, tress, twist
Sense 7
twist
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#11
=> twist
Sense 8
wrench, twist
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#9
=> twist, wrench
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#4
=> spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
Sense 9
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#2
=> construction, twist
RELATED TO>(noun) twisting#1
=> distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
Sense 10
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
RELATED TO>(noun) twist#5
=> wrench, twist, pull
Domain of verb twist
Domain Terms of verb twist
Familiarity of verb twist
twist used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =10)
Sample Sentences of verb twist
10 senses of twist
Sense 1
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
twist
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 5
twist
EX: They twist the wire around the stick
Sense 6
wind, twist, curve
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 7
twist
EX: Sam and Sue twist
Sense 8
wrench, twist
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 9
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 10
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
EX: Did he twist his foot?
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb twist
10 senses of twist
Sense 1
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 2
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Sense 3
twist
> turn
=> twist
=> flip, flip over, turn over
=> turn on a dime
=> roll, turn over
=> roll over
=> swing around, swing about, turn around
=> flip, toss
=> port
=> face
=> turn off
=> turn away
=> gee
=> about-face
=> caracole
=> corner
=> overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
=> bend
=> swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
=> deflect
=> deflect, bend, turn away
=> avert, turn away
=> turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
=> rotate, circumvolve
=> pivot, swivel
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
=> corkscrew, spiral
=> deviate, divert
=> pronate
Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Sense 5
twist
> shape, form
=> individuate
=> tie
=> terrace
=> fork
=> tabulate
=> dimension
=> roll
=> draw
=> strike
=> crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize
=> twist
=> sliver
=> ridge
=> plume
=> round, round out, round off
=> scallop, scollop
=> square, square up
=> dish
=> fit
=> flatten
=> deform, distort, strain
=> blow
=> block
=> block
=> cup
=> encircle, circle
=> turn
Sense 6
wind, twist, curve
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 7
twist
> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> jive
=> hoof
=> clog
=> tap dance
=> belly dance
=> heel
=> shimmy
=> bop, bebop
=> bump
=> twist
=> waltz, waltz around
=> tapdance, tap
=> tango
=> shag
=> foxtrot
=> contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse
=> break dance, break-dance, break
=> cakewalk
=> conga
=> samba
=> two-step
=> Charleston
=> boogie
=> cha-cha
=> disco
=> mambo
=> polka
=> one-step
=> rhumba, rumba
=> slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash
=> jig
=> jitterbug
=> folk dance
=> square dance
=> quickstep
=> kick
=> skank
=> grind
Sense 8
wrench, twist
> pull
=> wrench, twist
=> attract
=> hike up, hitch up
=> pick at, pluck at, pull at
=> retract, pull back, draw back
=> draw close
Sense 9
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
> denote, refer
=> twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
=> euphemize, euphemise
=> hark back, return, come back, recall
=> name, identify
=> apply
=> slur
=> express, state
Sense 10
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
> injure, wound
=> trample
=> concuss
=> calk
=> torture, excruciate, torment
=> pull, overstretch
=> traumatize, traumatise, shock
=> maim
=> twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
=> subluxate
=> disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap
=> harm
=> run down, run over
=> fracture, break
=> shoot, hit, pip
=> knife, stab
=> skin, scrape
=> bruise, contuse
=> graze
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb twist
Sense 1
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> move
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Sense 2
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Sense 3
twist
=> turn
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Sense 4
twist, twine, distort
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Sense 5
twist
=> shape, form
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Sense 6
wind, twist, curve
=> be
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Sense 7
twist
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
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Sense 8
wrench, twist
=> pull
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Sense 9
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
=> denote, refer
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Sense 10
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
=> injure, wound
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Grep of verb twist
twist
twist around
untwist
Antonyms of adj twisting
2 senses of twisting
Sense 1
squirming, twisting, wiggling, wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing
INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving
Sense 2
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous
INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight
Similarity of adj twisting
2 senses of twisting
Sense 1
squirming, twisting, wiggling, wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing
=> moving (vs. nonmoving)
Sense 2
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous
=> crooked (vs. straight)
Pertainyms of adj twisting
Attributes of adj twisting
Domain of adj twisting
Domain Terms of adj twisting
Familiarity of adj twisting
twisting used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj twisting
twisting
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