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 around toward …

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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.

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 turning the ends in …

I don't need magic to twist you up in knots. The sound made her gut twist and her chest tighten. Twist your hip more when you hit with the left. Jessi roused herself enough to twist in his arms so she …

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

TWIST definition: to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine. See examples of twist used in a sentence.

When you twist something, you turn it in a different direction. You might twist off a bottle cap, or you might even twist the plot of a story you are writing.