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noun act of twisting sth ADJ. little, slight | quick, sharp | wry VERB + TWIST give sth Give the cap another twist?it's not on properly. PREP. ~ of He finished him off with a quick twist of the knife. | ~ to a wry twist to her mouth change/development ADJ. further, new | final, latest the latest twist in the saga of high-level corruption | bizarre, curious, dramatic, interesting, ironic, strange, unexpected | distinctive | cruel, vicious a cruel twist of fate | plot VERB + TWIST give sth The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic twist. | take The scandal has taken a new twist this week. PREP. in a ~, with a ~ classic French dishes with a twist (= with a difference) | ~ in a twist in the plot | ~ to In a bizarre twist to the evening the police came at eleven and arrested our host. PHRASES a twist in the tail The story has a twist in the tail?six months later she married the husband of her victim. | a twist of fate, twists and turns the twists and turns in the economy in a road, river, etc. ADJ. sharp PREP. ~ in a sharp twist in the road PHRASES twists and turns the twists and turns of the river, verb ADV. slightly She twisted slightly in her chair to look up at him. | gently Gently twist off the green stalks. | violently She fired again and saw the creature twist violently. | bitterly, scornfully, wryly His mouth twisted bitterly. | away, off, together, up Her black her was twisted up into a knot on top of her head. PREP. around/round I twisted the bandage round his leg. | with His face was twisted with rage. PHRASES twist and turn The road twists and turns along the coast. | twist (yourself) free He managed to twist himself free. | twist sth out of shape Her mouth was twisted out of shape by grief.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary