v. |
[1] |
plait
,
braid
,
weave
,
entwine
,
intertwine
,
twine
,
interweave
,
pleach
,
splice
,
wreathe
,
interlace
|
[2] |
distort
,
warp
,
contort
,
pervert
,
alter
,
change
,
slant
,
bias
,
colour
,
falsify
,
misquote
,
misstate
,
garble
,
miscite
,
misrepresent
,
violate
,
misinterpret
,
mistranslate
,
misunderstand
,
misconstrue
|
[3] |
wriggle
,
worm
,
squirm
,
writhe
,
wiggle
|
[4] |
wind
,
snake
,
meander
,
turn
,
zigzag
,
worm
,
bend
,
curve
|
[5] |
wrench
,
turn
,
sprain
,
rick/wrick
|
[6] |
twist (one's/someone's) arm
,
force
,
coerce
,
make
,
persuade
,
bully
,
(Brit) pressurize
,
(US) pressure
|
[7] |
writhe
,
wrestle
,
wriggle
,
worm
,
squirm
|
[8] |
flex
,
bend
,
deform
,
turn
|
[9] |
twine
,
distort
|
[10] |
wind
,
curve
|
[11] |
wrench
|
[12] |
twist around
,
pervert
,
convolute
,
sophisticate
|
[13] |
sprain
,
wrench
,
turn
,
wrick
,
rick
|
|
n. |
[1] |
turn
,
turn of events
|
[2] |
construction
|
[3] |
device
,
gimmick
|
[4] |
spin
,
twirl
,
twisting
,
whirl
|
[5] |
wrench
,
pull
|
[6] |
kink
,
twirl
|
[7] |
bend
,
coil
,
spiral
,
crook
,
turn
,
skew
,
zigzag
,
dog-leg
,
turn
,
curve
,
angle
,
bend
,
bow
,
meander
|
[8] |
interpretation
,
eddy
,
analysis
,
understanding
,
slant
,
angle
,
construction
,
construal
,
treatment
,
approach
,
version
,
variation
|
[9] |
distortion
,
wrench
,
misinterpretation
,
contortion
,
perversion
,
warping
,
alteration
,
change
,
departure
,
bias
,
colouring
,
falsification
,
misquotation
,
misstatement
,
garbling
,
misrepresentation
,
mistranslation
,
misunderstanding
,
misconstrual
,
misconstruction
|
[10] |
quirk
,
braid
,
plait
,
idiosyncrasy
,
crotchet
,
tress
,
peculiarity
,
oddity
,
trick
,
eccentricity
,
incongruity
,
inconsistency
,
irregularity
,
weakness
,
flaw
,
fault
,
foible
,
failing
|
[11] |
round the twist
,
mad
,
crazy
,
insane
,
eccentric
,
(Colloq) daft
,
(Brit) round the bend
,
(Slang) nuts
,
nutty
,
bonkers
,
cuckoo
,
batty
,
off (one's) rocker
,
(Brit) barmy/balmy
|
[12] |
wind
,
winding
|
[13] |
turn
|
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