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    twist·ed
    [ˈtwistəd]
    adjective
    twisted (adjective)
    1. forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled:
      "the crash left a trail of twisted metal across the highway"
      • (of a joint) injured by wrenching; sprained:
        "suffering a twisted ankle, he was carried from the field"
    2. (of a personality or a way of thinking) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal; warped:
      "a man with a twisted mind"
    twist
    [twist]
    verb
    twisted (past tense) · twisted (past participle)
    1. form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:
      "a strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube" · "her pretty features twisted into a fearsome expression"
      • form (something) into a particular shape by taking hold of one or both ends and turning them:
        "she twisted her handkerchief into a knot"
      • turn or bend into a specified position or in a specified direction:
        "he grabbed the man and twisted his arm behind his back"
      • (twist something off)
        remove something by pulling and rotating it:
        "beets can be stored once the leaves have been twisted off"
      • move one's body so that the shoulders and hips are facing in different directions:
        "she twisted in her seat to look at the buildings"
      • move in a wriggling or writhing fashion:
        "he twisted himself free"
      • injure (a joint) by wrenching it:
        "he twisted his ankle trying to avoid his opponent's lunge"
      • distort or misrepresent the meaning of (words):
        "they twisted my words and made a mockery of me"
    2. cause to rotate around something that remains stationary; turn:
      "she twisted her ring around and around on her finger"
      • wind around or through something:
        "I twisted a strand of hair around my finger"
      • move or cause to move around each other; interlace:
        "she twisted her hands together nervously" · "the machine twists together strands to make a double yarn"
      • make (something) by interlacing or winding strands together:
        "he could twist a rope strong enough to hold a mule"
      • take or have a winding course:
        "the road twisted through a dozen tiny villages"
    3. dance the twist.
    4. BRITISH ENGLISH
      informal
      cheat; defraud.
    Origin
    Old English (as a noun), of Germanic origin; probably from the base of twin and twine. Current verb senses date from late Middle English.
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    adjective
    1. forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled:
      perverted
      warped
      deviant
      depraved
      corrupt
      abnormal
      unhealthy
      aberrant
      distorted
      corrupted
      debauched
      debased
      degenerate
      sadistic
      evil
      wicked
      sick
      kinky
      pervy
      sicko
    2. (of a personality or a way of thinking) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal; warped:
      unwholesome
      undesirable
      morbid
      macabre
      ghoulish
      warped
      depraved
      abnormal
      unnatural
      sick
    verb
    1. form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:
      crumpled
      bent out of shape
      crushed
      buckled
      warped
      misshapen
      distorted
      deformed
      pretzeled
      crooked
      wry
      lopsided
      contorted
      crumple
      crush
      buckle
      mangle
      warp
      misshape
      deform
      distort
      pretzel
      contort
      screw up
      quirk
      bend out of shape
      Opposite:
      straighten
    2. cause to rotate around something that remains stationary; turn:
      twiddle
      adjust
      turn
      rotate
      swivel
     
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