For example, their twist on an old fashioned, called an anticuado, will be made with añejo tequila instead of the customary bourbon or rye.

Idiom be/go round the twist (Definition of twist from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

2. To move or progress in a winding course; meander: The river twisted toward the sea. 3. To squirm; writhe: twist with pain. 4. To rotate or turn in another direction: The owl's head twisted …

a treatment, method, idea, version, etc., esp. one differing from that which preceded: The screenwriters gave the old plot a new twist. the changing of the shape of anything by or as by …

A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development. The battle of the sexes also took a new twist.

Twist (2003 film), a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist Twist (2021 film), a 2021 modern rendition of Oliver Twist starring Rafferty Law The Twist …

Jan 2, 2026 · A distortion to the meaning of a passage or word. An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc. quotations I'm all agog at the new twist to the royal scandal.

TWIST meaning: 1 : to bend or turn (something) in order to change its shape; 2 : to bend or turn (something) into a shape or position that is not normal or natural

Definition of twist noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

twist meaning, definition, what is twist: to turn a part of your body around or ch...: Learn more.