| twisting | | |
| n. (act) | 1. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting | the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. |
| ~ falsification, misrepresentation | a willful perversion of facts. |
| n. (act) | 2. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | the act of rotating rapidly.; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ pirouette | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet). |
| ~ birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport). |
| adj. | 3. tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding | 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" |
| ~ crooked | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
| wring | | |
| n. (event) | 1. squeeze, wring | a twisting squeeze.; "gave the wet cloth a wring" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| v. (contact) | 2. contort, deform, distort, wring | twist and press out of shape. |
| ~ morph | change shape as via computer animation.; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther" |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ wring, wrench | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish.; "Wring one's hand" |
| ~ wring | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid.; "wring the towels" |
| v. (contact) | 3. wrench, wring | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish.; "Wring one's hand" |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ contort, wring, deform, distort | twist and press out of shape. |
| v. (possession) | 4. extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, hook, rob, soak, surcharge, pluck | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ bleed | get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone.; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" |
| v. (contact) | 5. wring | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid.; "wring the towels" |
| ~ contort, wring, deform, distort | twist and press out of shape. |
| ~ mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" |
| wrench | | |
| n. (state) | 1. pull, twist, wrench | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ sprain | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments. |
| n. (event) | 2. twist, wrench | a jerky pulling movement. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. spanner, wrench | a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt. |
| ~ adjustable spanner, adjustable wrench | can be changed to different settings. |
| ~ allen wrench | a wrench for Allen screws. |
| ~ alligator wrench | a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator). |
| ~ box end wrench, box wrench | a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head. |
| ~ brace wrench | a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head. |
| ~ bulldog wrench | a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something. |
| ~ carriage wrench | a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts. |
| ~ dog wrench | a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank. |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ hook spanner, hook wrench | a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head. |
| ~ jaw | holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object. |
| ~ lug wrench | a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated. |
| ~ open-end wrench, tappet wrench | a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle). |
| ~ pin wrench | a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned. |
| ~ screw key | a wrench for turning a screw. |
| ~ socket wrench | a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted. |
| ~ sparkplug wrench | a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. |
| ~ tap wrench | a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread. |
| ~ torque wrench | a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied. |
| v. (contact) | 4. twist, wrench | twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates.; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" |
| ~ pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" |
| v. (motion) | 5. wrench | make a sudden twisting motion. |
| ~ squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).; "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" |
| v. (body) | 6. rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick | twist suddenly so as to sprain.; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| wring | | |
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