(ת') עקום, מעוות

(פ') לשזור, לסובב; לעוות

adj. bent, crooked, coiled, turned; having undergone a twisting process; having undergone rotation of opposite ends in opposing directions; entwined; distorted, perverted; sprained (ankle, etc.); having been made spiral in shape

v. coil, curl, spin, turn; rotate opposite ends of an object in opposing directions; entwine; distort, pervert; turn a part of your body aroundsp, rain (ankle, etc.); produce a spiral shape

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Adjective
1. wound or wrapped around something; "hair twined around her fingers"; "bulky with twisted stitches around the edges"
(synonym) twined
(similar) coiled
2. strained or wrenched out of normal shape; "old trees with contorted branches"; "scorched and distorted fragments of steel"; "trapped under twisted steel girders"
(synonym) contorted, distorted
(similar) crooked
3. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"
(synonym) distorted, misrepresented, perverted
(similar) disingenuous, artful

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Noun
1. an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
(synonym) turn, turn of events
(hypernym) development
2. an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
(synonym) construction
(hypernym) interpretation
(derivation) twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
3. any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"
(synonym) device, gimmick
(hypernym) maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
(hyponym) trick, fast one
4. the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
(synonym) spin, twirl, twisting, whirl
(hypernym) rotation, rotary motion
(hyponym) pirouette
(derivation) wrench
5. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
(synonym) wrench, pull
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) sprain
(derivation) sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
6. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
(synonym) kink, twirl
(hypernym) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
(derivation) twine, distort
7. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
(synonym) eddy
(hypernym) current, stream
8. a jerky pulling movement
(synonym) wrench
(hypernym) movement, motion
(derivation) wrench
9. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
(synonym) braid, plait, tress
(hypernym) hairdo, hair style, coiffure
(hyponym) queue
10. social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist"
(hypernym) social dancing
11. the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
(synonym) wind, winding
(hypernym) rotation, rotary motion
12. turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
(synonym) turn
(hypernym) rotation, rotary motion
(hyponym) twiddle

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Verb
1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
(synonym) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) wrench
(derivation) wrench
2. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
(synonym) flex, bend, deform, turn
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) indent, dent
3. turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire"
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) quirk
(derivation) spin, twirl, twisting, whirl
4. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
(synonym) twine, distort
(antonym) untwist
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) wring, wrench
(derivation) kink, twirl
5. form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage"
(hypernym) shape, form
(derivation) braid, plait, tress
6. do the twist
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
7. twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"
(synonym) wrench
(hypernym) pull
(derivation) wrench
8. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
(synonym) twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
(hypernym) denote, refer
(derivation) construction
9. twist suddenly so as to sprain; "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"
(synonym) sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
(hypernym) injure, wound
(derivation) wrench, pull

v. stočit (se); zkroutit (se); otočit (se); točit; klikatit se; omotat (se); ovinout (se); překroutit

Przym. poskręcany; skrzywiony

Czas. wykręcać; wykręcać się; wykrzywiać (się); skręcać (się); kręcić; kręcić się; obracać; wić się; okręcać (się) (wokół czegoś); owijać (się) (wokół czegoś); przekręcać