twist
[ twist ]
/ twɪst /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Idioms for twist
twist one's arm, Informal.
to coerce: I didn't want to go, but he twisted my arm.
Origin of twist
1300–50; Middle English
twisten to divide, derivative of
twist divided object, rope (compare Old English
-twist in
candel-twist pair of snuffers); cognate with Dutch
twisten to quarrel, German
Zwist a quarrel. See
twi-
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twist
/ (twɪst) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of twist
Word Origin for twist
Old English; related to German dialect
Zwist a quarrel, Dutch
twisten to quarrel