twist
/twɪst/ verbo B1En español: torcer, despescuezar, espescuezar, sacar punta a
- To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- To join together by twining one part around another.
- To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve. · June 8, 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift twisting it into a serpentine form.
- To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- To wind into; to insinuate. · Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
- To turn a knob etc.
- To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
- To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
He/she/it twists · Pasado twisted · Participio pasado twisted · Forma en -ing twisting
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
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- He/she/it
- twists
- Pasado
- twisted
- Participio pasado
- twisted
- Forma en -ing
- twisting
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
De la biblioteca
He was a tall boy, with curly brown hair, roguish hazel eyes, and a mouth twisted into a teasing smile.
“This isn’t the road,” said the Stork, as she twisted her long neck and looked sharply at the queer party.
The King Crow flew at the Scarecrow, who caught it by the head and twisted its neck until it died.
And then another crow flew at him, and the Scarecrow twisted its neck also.
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