# verb. - form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape. * a strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube - cause to rotate around something that remains stationary; turn. * she twisted her ring around and around on her finger - dance the twist.
# noun. - an act of turning something so that it moves in relation to something that remains stationary. * the taps needed a single twist to turn them on - a thing with a spiral shape. * a licorice twist - a distorted shape. * he had a cruel twist to his mouth - a point at which something turns or bends. * the car negotiated the twists and turns of the mountain road - a fine strong thread consisting of twisted strands of cotton or silk. - a carpet with a tightly curled pile.