Betekenis van twist In het Nederlands

• 0 to turn something, especially repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another:

  • The path twists and turns for over a mile.

  • She sat there nervously twisting the ring around on her finger.

  • She twisted her head (round) so she could see what was happening.

  • Twist the rope tightly round that post over there.

  • She slipped on the ice and twisted her knee.

• 1 to change information so that it gives the message you want it to give, especially in a way that is dishonest:

  • This report shows how she twisted the truth to claim successes where none, in fact, existed.

  • You're twisting my words - that's not what I said at all.

• 2 an act of twisting something:

  • She gave the cap another twist to make sure it was tight.

  • an Elvis-style twist of the hips

  • a twist of hair

  • a twist of lemon

  • a path with many twists and turns

• 3 a change in the way in which something happens:

  • The story took a surprise twist today with media reports that the doctor had resigned.

  • The incident was the latest twist in the continuing saga of fraud and high scandal in banks and stock brokerages.

  • But for a cruel twist of fate/fortune, he could now be running his own business.

  • There's an unexpected twist in/to the plot towards the end of the film.

  • the twists and turns of fate

  • It has proved very difficult to unravel the twists and turns and contradictions of the evidence.

• 4 a dance in which people stay in one place and twist their bodies from side to side to music

• 5 to turn repeatedly, or to combine thin lengths of a material by turning or wrapping:

  • [ I ] A river twists through the valley.

  • [ I ] Vines twisted around the trunk of the old tree.

  • [ T ] He twisted his knee in the game on Saturday.

• 6 to change the meaning of facts or a statement; distort:

  • You’re twisting my words – that’s not what I meant at all.

  • During the trial, lawyers twisted the truth to gain the jury’s sympathy.

• 7 the act of twisting or turning repeatedly:

  • The path wound its way down the hill in a series of twists.

  • One more twist should tighten the cover.

  • She added a twist of lemon to her cola.

• 8 an unexpected change:

  • The incident was the latest twist in the story of the robbery.

  • Walnuts give a new twist to regular banana bread.