twisting

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture
• Derivationally related forms:
twist, overrefine (for: overrefinement), distort (for: distortion)
• Hypernyms:
falsification, misrepresentation
2. the act of rotating rapidly
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
• Syn:
spin, twirl, twist, whirl
• Derivationally related forms:
whirl (for: whirl), twist (for: twist), twirl (for: twirl), spin (for: spin)
• Hypernyms:
rotation, rotary motion
• Hyponyms:
pirouette, birling, logrolling

II - adjective

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, voluminous
• Similar to:
crooked
• Derivationally related forms:
tortuousness (for: tortuous), tortuosity (for: tortuous)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  turn, wind, winding, braid, plait, tress, wrench, eddy, bend, crook, kink, twirl, pull, spin, twisting, whirl, device, gimmick, construction, turn of events, sprain, wrick, rick, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate, curve, twine, distort, flex, deform, writhe, wrestle, wriggle,
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  untwist, unbend