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twist

verb
  1. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, weave, wind 2, wreathe. See repetition, straight
  2. To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of: contort, deform, disfigure, distort, misshape. See beautiful
  3. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly: belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, warp, wrench, wrest. Idiom: give a false coloring to. See true
noun
  1. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend: shift, tack, turn. See change
  2. A clever, unexpected new trick or method: gimmick. Informal: kicker, wrinkle. Slang: angle 2, kick. See ability, excite, good

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