The meaning of Twisted

adjective

Departing from an accepted standard.

Usage examples:

This somewhat aberrant behaviour requires an explanation

adjective

Different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way

Usage examples:

Aberrant behaviour/sexuality

adjective

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

Usage examples:

The illness is recognizable from the patient's abnormal behaviour

adjective

Not usual or average

Usage examples:

We had an abnormal amount of snow., he has an abnormal heartbeat., [ c ] no abnormalities showed up…

verb

Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie

verb

Alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard

verb

To change something slightly to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable

Usage examples:

[ t ] adjust the angle of your monitor so you can easily read it., [ i ] you need time to adjust to…

idiom

To become very angry or upset

Usage examples:

I'm not getting bent out of shape because people don't respect my opinion. i'm used to that.

noun

A flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap.

Usage examples:

Most rucksacks have quick release buckles

verb

Fasten with a buckle.

Usage examples:

He buckled his belt

noun

A fastener for a belt

Usage examples:

A silver buckle, [ t ] please buckle your seat belts., [ i ] after eight hours of hiking, our knees…

verb

Fasten with a buckle.

Usage examples:

He buckled his belt

noun

A flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap.

Usage examples:

Most rucksacks have quick release buckles

noun

A cake made with fruit (typically blueberries) and having a streusel topping.

Usage examples:

Finish off the meal with a blueberry buckle for dessert

verb

Twist or bend out of the normal shape.

Usage examples:

A spasm of pain contorted his face

verb

To (cause something to) twist or bend violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form

Usage examples:

His face contorted with bitterness and rage.

adjective

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

verb

Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

adjective

Dishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money

Usage examples:

It’s been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation., your philosophy is corrupt., pol…

verb

Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

verb

Infect; contaminate.

Usage examples:

The corrupting smell of death

adjective

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

verb

Crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled.

Usage examples:

He crumpled up the paper bag

noun

A crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle.

Usage examples:

The initial sense of containment and propriety is reassuring but after 10 minutes the stains start …

adjective

Crushed to form creases and wrinkles.

Usage examples:

A crumpled sheet

verb

Crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled.

Usage examples:

He crumpled up the paper bag

adjective

Full of folds

Usage examples:

Crumpled clothes, the crumpled charm of linen

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

adjective

Deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression.

Usage examples:

Crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

verb

Past simple and past participle of crush

Usage examples:

The package had been badly crushed in the post., add three cloves of crushed garlic., his arm was b…

adjective

Reduced in quality or value.

Usage examples:

The debased traditions of sportsmanship

verb

Reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.

Usage examples:

The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama

adjective

Worse than before, especially morally; less valuable or deserving less respect than before

Usage examples:

He believes that acts of torture reveal how debased we are., our world view has become debased. we …

adjective

Indulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.

Usage examples:

A debauched lifestyle

verb

Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.

Usage examples:

He has debauched the morals of the people and endeavoured to corrupt parliament

verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

verb

To change the shape or structure, esp. by using great pressure

Usage examples:

Heat generated by intense pressure deforms the rock.

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.

Usage examples:

His deformed hands

verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

adjective

Spoiled by not having a usual or regular shape or structure

Usage examples:

The shale in this area is deformed and folding of the rock can be seen., the child was born with a …

adjective

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

Usage examples:

A degenerate form of a higher civilization

noun

An immoral or corrupt person.

Usage examples:

Get out of my house, you degenerate!

verb

Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

Usage examples:

The quality of life had degenerated

adjective

Morally corrupt; wicked.

Usage examples:

He was a depraved lecher

verb

Make (someone) immoral or wicked.

Usage examples:

This book would deprave and corrupt young children

adjective

Morally bad or evil

Usage examples:

A depraved character/mind, someone who can kill a child like that must be totally depraved.

adjective

Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.

Usage examples:

Deviant behaviour

noun

A deviant person or thing.

Usage examples:

Killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension

adjective

Differing from the accepted standard

verb

Pull or twist out of shape.

Usage examples:

A grimace distorted her mouth

verb

To change something from its natural or usual shape or condition

Usage examples:

Agony distorted his face., there are those who would distort the facts to serve their own political…

verb

To change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way

Usage examples:

Governments are able to maintain discriminatory procurement practices which significantly distort t…

adjective

Pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.

Usage examples:

Then he took a few steps in her direction, his face distorted with rage.

verb

Pull or twist out of shape.

Usage examples:

A grimace distorted her mouth

adjective

Pulled into or appearing as a strange or unnatural shape

Usage examples:

His face was distorted in agony., everything looks distorted through the glass., this report gives …

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

Usage examples:

His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

Usage examples:

His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

Usage examples:

[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

adjective

Involving or given to unusual sexual behaviour.

Usage examples:

No low-down, filthy, kinky behaviour, or even smutty talk.

adjective

Unusual, strange, and possibly exciting, especially in ways involving unusual sexual acts

Usage examples:

Kinky ideas/behaviour

adjective

Kinky hair forms tight curls (= curving shapes) in a zigzag (= like a z or a row of zs joined together) or s-shaped pattern from the scalp (= the part of the head where the hair grows)

Usage examples:

My hair is naturally kinky., she was one of the first models with short, kinky hair to feature in w…

verb

Destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing.

Usage examples:

The car was mangled almost beyond recognition

noun

A machine having two or more rollers turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed to remove excess moisture.

Usage examples:

‘if i wasn't at school, i had to turn the handle on the mangle while mum put the sheets through,’ p…

verb

Press or squeeze with a mangle.

Usage examples:

The hard household labour often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a h…

verb

Shape or form badly or wrongly.

Usage examples:

A new novel about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of the adult

noun

A misshapen chocolate or other item of food, sold cheaply.

Usage examples:

She brought home bags of misshapes

adjective

Not having the normal or natural shape or form.

Usage examples:

Misshapen fruit

adjective

Having a shape that is not natural

Usage examples:

His knee is badly misshapen from years of football and seven operations.

adjective

(of a person or their actions) characterized by sexually abnormal and unacceptable practices or tendencies.

Usage examples:

He whispered perverted obscenities

verb

Distort or corrupt the original course, meaning, or state of (something).

Usage examples:

He was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice

adjective

(of an idea, policy, etc.) changed from its correct use or original purpose

Usage examples:

He used a perverted form of nationalism to incite anger among the crowd., you need not state the pa…

adjective

(of sexual behaviour or interests) considered strange and unpleasant by most people

Usage examples:

Some pervy guy tried to put a camera in the women's changing rooms.

noun

A crisp biscuit baked in the form of a knot or stick and flavoured with salt.

Usage examples:

And i can't think of any better vehicle for crunchy grains of coarse salt than pretzels.

verb

Twist, bend, or contort.

Usage examples:

He found the snake pretzeled into a tangle of knots

noun

A kind of hard or chewy bread, usually with salt on it, that is baked in the shape of a loose knot or stick

noun

A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour.

Usage examples:

They accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks

verb

(with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement.

Usage examples:

His lips quirked disbelievingly

noun

An unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected

Usage examples:

A personality quirk, it’s just one of the quirks of living there., a quirky, offbeat sense of humor

verb

Move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The wheel continued to rotate

verb

To turn around a fixed point, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the wheel rotates on an axle., [ t ] every 30 days we rotate shifts.

verb

To turn something in a circle, especially around a fixed point

Usage examples:

With the software you can zoom and rotate pictures., rotate between sb the chairmanship would rotat…

adjective

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

Usage examples:

She took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him

collocation

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin

phrasal verb

Crush a piece of paper or fabric into a tight mass.

Usage examples:

He screwed the note up and threw it away

phrasal verb

Cause something to fail or go wrong.

Usage examples:

Why are you trying to screw up your life?

adjective

Affected by physical or mental illness.

Usage examples:

Nursing very sick children

noun

Vomit.

Usage examples:

She was busy wiping sick from the carpet

verb

Excellent.

noun

Someone who behaves or thinks in a strange and unpleasant, often sexual, way

Usage examples:

She's afraid of being attacked in the park by a sicko., the film is a grisly, sicko suspense ride.,…

noun

A coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.

Usage examples:

Patented swivel axle keeps all three wheels on the ground even on sharp turns.

verb

Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel.

Usage examples:

He swivelled in the chair

verb

To turn around from a fixed point in order to face in another direction, or to turn something in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] kennedy swiveled around in his seat., [ t ] he swiveled his face toward jack.

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

verb

Twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way.

Usage examples:

She twiddled the dials on the radio

noun

An act of twisting or fiddling with something.

Usage examples:

One twiddle of a button

verb

To move something about between your fingers without giving it your attention

Usage examples:

She kept twiddling her necklace.

adjective

Harmful to health.

Usage examples:

An unhealthy diet

adjective

Ill or appearing to be ill

Usage examples:

It’s unhealthy to eat fatty foods all the time.

verb

Make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Usage examples:

Moisture had warped the box

noun

A twist or distortion in the shape of something.

Usage examples:

The head of the racket had a curious warp

verb

(of a surface or hard material) to bend or twist so that the surface is no longer flat or straight

Usage examples:

[ t ] water poured in, ruining carpets, warping walls, destroying wiring., the novel is an appraisa…

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Usage examples:

Warped wooden planks

verb

Make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Usage examples:

Moisture had warped the box

adjective

Strange and unpleasant

Usage examples:

I shouldn't really laugh about the accident - it's my warped sense of humour!, in their warped mind…

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

Usage examples:

Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

Usage examples:

He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…