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To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand.
(verb-transitive)
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To form in this manner: twist a length of rope from strands of hemp.
(verb-transitive)
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To wind or coil (vines or rope, for example) about something.
(verb-transitive)
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To interlock or interlace: twist flowers in one's hair.
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To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner: twisted my way through the briar patch.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.