Definition of Twisting

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winding, spinning; spinning of twine; rotating; revolving; distortion; overtrading, churning (Finance); use of deception to encourage clients to change life insurance companies
coil, curl, spin, turn; rotate opposite ends of an object in opposing directions; entwine; distort, pervert; sprain (ankle, etc.); produce a spiral shape
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Twisting Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
a. & n. from Twist.

  
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Twist
  
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twisting
\twist"ing\, a. & n. from twist.
twisting
pair. (kinematics) see under pair, n., 7.
twisting
adj
1. having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: squirming, wiggling, wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing]


2. marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" [syn: tortuous, twisty, winding]
n 1: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture]
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl, twist, whirl]






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 twisting pair 
English Phonetics

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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Ceingell = n. twisting reel
Cordeddiad = n. a twisting
Nyddiad = n. a spinning, a twisting
Nyddol = a. spinning, twisting
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Noun
1. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
(synonym) distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture
(hypernym) falsification, misrepresentaation
(derivation) twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
2. the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
(synonym) spin, twirl, twist, whirl
(hypernym) rotation, rotary motion
(hyponym) pirouette

Adjective
1. having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"
(synonym) squirming, wiggling, wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing
(similar) moving
2. marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
(synonym) tortuous, twisty, winding
(similar) crooked

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

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
Twisting Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Convincing a customer that trades are necessary in order to generate a commission. This is an unethical practice.
Copyright © 2000, Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
Cotton Textile Industry Glossary of Terms
The operation of building up ply YARN by combining two or more individual strands of YARN.
UNODC Money-Laundering Terms
The unethical practice of convincing a customer to trade unnecessarily, thereby generating a commission.
Copyright © 2005 UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Twisting Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Twist may refer to:
  • Twist (cocktail garnish), a decorative piece of citrus zest
  • Twist (comic), a comic by John Cook
  • Twist (screw theory), in applied mathematics and physics
  • Twist (magazine), an American teen magazine
  • Twist (poker), a special round in some variants of stud poker
  • Twist (ride), a popular amusement ride, often seen on travelling funfairs
  • Twist (software), a test automation solution by ThoughtWorks Studios
  • Twist (sweets), a Norwegian bag of sweets, now produced in Sweden
  • Twist ending, an unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction
  • Ellipse Twist, a French hang glider
  • French twist (hairstyle), a hair styling technique
  • Transaction Workflow Innovation Standards Team (TWIST), a non-profit financial industry standards group
  • Twist fungus (Dilophospora alopecuri)
  • Twist lifts, a type of lift in pairs figure skating
  • Twist tobacco, a type of chewing tobacco
  • Twist transcription factor
  • Twisting properties in statistics
  • Operation Twist, an effort (in 1961, and again in 2011) by the U.S. Federal Reserve to lower long-term interest rates

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