twisted
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
verb
Meaning
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.
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).
To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
(of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
To cause to rotate.
To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
To coax.
In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.
adjective
Meaning
Contorted.
Wound spirally.
Mentally disturbed or unsound.
"The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath."
Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.
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