3. To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.
4. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts. "Longing to twist bays with that ivy." Waller. There are pillars of smoke twisted about wreaths of flame. T. Burnet.
5. To wind into; to insinuate; — used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
6. To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread. Shak.
7. Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to
wreathe; to make up.
Was it not to this end That thou began'st to twist so fine a story
Shak.
8. To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
TWIST
Twist, v. i.
1. To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.
2. To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.
TWIST
Twist, n.