twisted Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
   twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle; squirm.
   
   • The prisoner writhed in discomfort
   • The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
2. verb cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
   twist; flex; turn; bend; deform.
   
   • bend the rod
   • twist the dough into a braid
   • the strong man could turn an iron bar
3. verb turn in the opposite direction
   twist.
   
   • twist one's head
4. verb form into a spiral shape
   twist; twine; distort.
   
   • The cord is all twisted
5. verb form into twists
   twist.
   
   • Twist the strips of dough
6. verb extend in curves and turns
   twist; curve; wind.
   
   • The road winds around the lake
   • the path twisted through the forest
7. verb do the twist
   twist.
   
8. verb twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
   twist; wrench.
   
   • wrench a window off its hinges
   • wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
   • a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
9. verb practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
   twist; convolute; pervert; sophisticate; twist around.
   
   • Don't twist my words
10. verb twist suddenly so as to sprain
    twist; turn; rick; wrick; sprain; wrench.
    
    • 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
11. adjective satellite having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
    misrepresented; perverted; distorted.
    
    • many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
    • a perverted translation of the poem

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