A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
A twisting force.
A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.
A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
The form given in twisting.
An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
A roll or baton of baked dough or pastry in a twisted shape.
The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.
A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
A small roll of tobacco.
A sprain, especially to the ankle.
A girl, a woman.
A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.
A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
A rotation of the body when diving.
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.
To turn a knob etc.
To join together by twining one part around another.
To wind into; to insinuate.
To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
To cause to rotate.
To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
To coax.
To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).