Engelsk navneord: twist | |||
1. | twist (om begivenhed) an unforeseen development | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Events suddenly took an awkward turn. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | turn, turn of events | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | development | ||
2. | twist (om kommunikation) an interpretation of a text or action | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | construction | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | interpretation | ||
3. | twist (om handling) any clever maneuver | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He would stoop to any device to win a point. It was a great sales gimmick. A cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | device, gimmick | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fast one, mnemonic, trick | ||
4. | twist (om handling) the act of rotating rapidly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gave the crank a spin. It broke off after much twisting. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | spin, twirl, twisting, whirl | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | rotary motion, rotation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | birling, logrolling, pirouette | ||
5. | twist (om tilstand) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The wrench to his knee occurred as he fell. He was sidelined with a hamstring pull. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pull, wrench | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | harm, hurt, injury, trauma | ||
Mere specifikke termer | sprain | ||
6. | twist (om form) a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | kink, twirl | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | ||
7. | twist (om form) a circular segment of a curve | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A bend in the road. A crook in the path. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bend, crook, turn | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | curve, curved shape | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bight | ||
8. | twist (om begivenhed) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | eddy | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | current, stream | ||
9. | twist (om begivenhed) a jerky pulling movement | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | wrench | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | motion, movement | ||
10. | twist (i anatomi) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | braid, plait, tress | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | ||
Mere specifikke termer | pigtail, queue | ||
11. | twist (om handling) social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They liked to dance the twist. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | social dancing | ||
12. | twist (om handling) the act of winding or twisting | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | wind, winding | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | rotary motion, rotation | ||
13. | twist (om handling) turning or twisting around (in place) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | With a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | turn | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | rotary motion, rotation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | twiddle | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: twist | |||
1. | twist (om bevægelse) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The prisoner writhed in discomfort. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | squirm, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | move | ||
Mere specifikke termer | wrench | ||
2. | twist (om relation) cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Bend the rod. Twist the dough into a braid. The strong man could turn an iron bar. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bend, deform, flex, turn | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change form, change shape, deform | ||
Mere specifikke termer | convolute, convolve, crank, dent, gnarl, incurvate, indent | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unbend | ||
3. | twist (om relation) turn in the opposite direction | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Twist one's head. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | turn | ||
Mere specifikke termer | crick, curl, quirk, wave | ||
4. | twist (om relation) form into a spiral shape | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The cord is all twisted. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | distort, twine | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change form, change shape, deform | ||
Mere specifikke termer | contort, deform, distort, enlace, entangle, entwine, interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace, mat, snarl, spin, tangle, twine, weave, wrench, wring, wring | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | untwist | ||
5. | twist (om ændring) form into twists | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Twist the strips of dough. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They twist the wire around the stick | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | form, shape | ||
6. | twist (om tilstand) extend in curves and turns | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The road winds around the lake. The path twisted through the forest. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | curve, wind | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
Mere specifikke termer | circumvolute, snake, spiral | ||
7. | twist (om bevægelse) do the twist | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam and Sue twist | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
8. | twist (om relation) twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Wrench a window off its hinges. Wrench oneself free from somebody's grip. A deep sigh was wrenched from his chest. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | wrench | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | pull | ||
9. | twist (om kommunikation) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Don't twist my words. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist around | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | denote, refer | ||
10. | twist (i anatomi) twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Did he twist his foot? | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rick, sprain, turn, wrench, wrick | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | injure, wound | ||