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(verb) twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle" |
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Synonyms: rick, sprain, turn, wrench, wrick |
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Related Words: injure, wound |
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(verb) form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage" |
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Related Words: form, shape |
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(noun) turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" |
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Synonyms: turn |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement, twiddle |
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(verb) change the meaning of |
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Synonyms: convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist around |
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Related Words: denote, refer |
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(verb) turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire" |
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Related Words: curl, quirk, turn, wave |
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(verb) form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" |
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Synonyms: distort |
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Related Words: change form, change shape, contort, deform, deform, distort, enlace, entangle, entwine, interlace, intertwine, interweave, kink, lace, mat, snarl, spin, tangle, twine, weave, wrench, wring |
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Antonyms: untwist |
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(verb) do the twist |
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Related Words: dance, trip the light fantastic |
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(noun) a jerky pulling movement |
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Synonyms: wrench |
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Related Words: motion, movement |
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(verb) twist or pull violently or suddenly, esp. so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; also metaphorically: "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" |
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Synonyms: wrench |
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Related Words: pull |
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(noun) an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" |
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Synonyms: construction |
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Related Words: interpretation |
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(noun) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself |
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Synonyms: eddy |
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Related Words: current, stream |
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(noun) a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
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Synonyms: kink, twirl |
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Related Words: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication |
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(noun) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" |
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Synonyms: pull, wrench |
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Related Words: harm, hurt, injury, sprain, trauma |
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(noun) any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point" |
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Synonyms: device, gimmick |
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Related Words: fast one, maneuver, maneuvering, manoeuvering, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuver, trick |
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(noun) the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" |
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Synonyms: spin, twirl, twisting, whirl |
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Related Words: birling, logrolling, pirouette, rotation |
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(noun) the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" |
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Synonyms: wind, winding |
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Related Words: rotation |
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(verb) cause to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod" |
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Synonyms: bend, deform |
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Related Words: change form, change shape, convolute, convolve, crank, deform, dent, gnarl, indent |
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(noun) an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" |
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Synonyms: turn, turn of events |
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Related Words: development |
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(noun) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
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Synonyms: braid, plait, tress |
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Related Words: coiffure, hair style, hairdo, pigtail, queue |
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(verb) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort." "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace." |
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Synonyms: squirm, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe |
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Related Words: move, wrench |
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