Found 2 items, similar to twists.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: twist
belitan, berlilit, berputar, geleding, lilit, lilitan, meliliti, memilin, mengerotkan, menggeliat, tikungan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: twist
twist
n 1: an unforeseen development;
“events suddenly took an awkward
turn” [syn:
turn,
turn of events]
2: an interpretation of a text or action;
“they put an
unsympathetic construction on his conduct” [syn:
construction]
3: any clever (deceptive) maneuver;
“he would stoop to any
device to win a point” [syn:
device,
gimmick]
4: the act of rotating rapidly;
“he gave the crank a spin”;
“it
broke off after much twisting” [syn:
spin,
twirl,
twisting,
whirl]
5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;
“the wrench to his
knee occurred as he fell”;
“he was sidelined with a
hamstring pull” [syn:
wrench,
pull]
6: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is
pulled tight [syn:
kink,
twirl]
7: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the
current of a fluid doubles back on itself [syn:
eddy]
8: a jerky pulling movement [syn:
wrench]
9: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn:
braid,
plait,
tress]
10: social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips
and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s;
“they liked to dance the twist”
11: the act of winding or twisting;
“he put the key in the old
clock and gave it a good wind” [syn:
wind,
winding]
12: turning or twisting around (in place);
“with a quick twist
of his head he surveyed the room” [syn:
turn]
v 1: 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”
[syn:
writhe,
wrestle,
wriggle,
worm,
squirm]
2: 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” [syn:
flex,
bend,
deform,
turn] [ant:
unbend]
3: turn in the opposite direction;
“twist a wire”
4: form into a spiral shape;
“The cord is all twisted” [syn:
twine,
distort] [ant:
untwist]
5: form into twists;
“Twist the bacon around the sausage”
6: do the twist
7: 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” [syn:
wrench]
8: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
in order to mislead or deceive [syn:
twist around,
pervert,
convolute,
sophisticate]
9: 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” [syn:
sprain,
wrench,
turn,
wrick,
rick]