twist

verb/twɪst/CEFR B1

মোচড়ানো, পাক দেওয়া

Meaning

To turn something around itself or bend it out of shape with your hands.

Example sentences

  • She twisted the lid to open the jar.সে জারটি খুলতে ঢাকনাটি মোচড়াল।
  • He twisted the wires together.সে তারগুলো একসাথে পাকিয়ে দিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: turn, wind

Similar words, and what each means

  • turn

    ঘোরা, মোড় নেওয়া

    To move so that you face another direction, or to change something.

  • wind

    বাতাস

    Air that moves across the land or sea.

  • bend

    বাঁকানো, নোয়ানো

    To make something curved, or to lean your body over.

  • sprain

    মচকানো, গাঁট মোচড়ানো, গাঁটে আঘাত লাগা

    An injury caused by suddenly twisting a joint such as the ankle.

  • wring

    নিংড়ানো

    To twist wet cloth tightly to squeeze out water.

  • distort

    বিকৃত করা, বিকৃত হওয়া

    To change the shape, sound, or meaning of something so that it becomes strange or wrong.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • twisternounঘূর্ণিঝড়, টর্নেডো

“twist” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • The film had a good plot twist.

    plot-twist — dictionary →

  • Winding only stores it. What turns loose fibre into yarn is twist — short cotton fibres press against one another as they spiral, and the friction between them is the whole strength of the thread. Untwist a length of yarn and it falls apart in the hand.

    spindle — dictionary →

  • The film is a classic whodunit with a clever twist.

    whodunit — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “twist” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • প্রশংসা করা
    • • মোচড়ানো, পাক দেওয়া
    • • বেরিয়ে আসা, আবির্ভূত হওয়া
    • • পদোন্নতি দেওয়া, প্রচার করা
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    মোচড়ানো, পাক দেওয়া — twist (verb) — মোচড়ানো, পাক দেওয়া. To turn something around itself or bend it out of shape with your hands.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “twist”?

    • • synthesize
    • • turn
    • • parboil
    • • dissuade
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    turn — turn — ঘোরা, মোড় নেওয়া. To move so that you face another direction, or to change something.

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