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twisting
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Twisting
(gcide) | Twist \Twist\ (tw[i^]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twisted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Twisting.] [OE. twisten, AS. twist a rope, as made
of two (twisted) strands, fr. twi- two; akin to D. twist a
quarrel, dissension, G. zwist, Dan. & Sw. tvist, Icel. tvistr
the deuce in cards, tvistr distressed. See Twice, Two.]
1. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally;
to convolve.
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Twist it into a serpentine form. --Pope.
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2. Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert;
as, to twist a passage cited from an author.
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3. To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part
relatively to another about an axis passing through both;
to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.
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4. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture
of parts. "Longing to twist bays with that ivy." --Waller.
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There are pillars of smoke twisted about with
wreaths of flame. --T. Burnet.
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5. To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as,
avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
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6. To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible
substance, round another; to form by convolution, or
winding separate things round each other; as, to twist
yarn or thread. --Shak.
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7. Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another;
to wreathe; to make up.
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Was it not to this end
That thou began'st to twist so fine a story? --Shak.
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8. To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to
twist wool or cotton.
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Twisting
(gcide) | Twisting \Twist"ing\,
a. & n. from Twist.
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Twisting pair. (Kinematics) See under Pair, n., 7.
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twisting
(wn) | twisting
adj 1: 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" [syn:
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding,
voluminous]
n 1: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean
something it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion,
overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting]
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl,
twist, twisting, whirl] |
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twisting
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Intertwistingly
(gcide) | Intertwistingly \In`ter*twist"ing*ly\, adv.
By intertwisting, or being intertwisted. Interungular |
twisting pair
(gcide) | Pair \Pair\ (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of
par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. Apparel, Par
equality, Peer an equal.]
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1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging
together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair
of beads." --Chaucer. --Beau. & Fl. "Four pair of stairs."
--Macaulay.
Note: [Now mostly or quite disused.]
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Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards.
--Beau. & Fl.
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2. Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each
other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of
gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes.
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3. Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a
pair of horses; a pair of oxen.
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4. A married couple; a man and wife. "A happy pair."
--Dryden. "The hapless pair." --Milton.
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5. A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each
other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of
pants; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows.
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6. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a
parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a
given question (in order, for example, to allow the
members to be absent during the vote without affecting the
outcome of the vote), or on issues of a party nature
during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the
final vote. [Parliamentary Cant]
Note: A member who is thus paired with one who would have
voted oppositely is said to be paired for or paired
against a measure, depending on the member's position.
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7. (Kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies,
which are so applied to each other as to mutually
constrain relative motion.
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Note: Pairs are named in accordance with the kind of motion
they permit; thus, a journal and its bearing form a
turning pair, a cylinder and its piston a {sliding
pair}, a screw and its nut a twisting pair, etc. Any
pair in which the constraining contact is along lines
or at points only (as a cam and roller acting
together), is designated a higher pair; any pair
having constraining surfaces which fit each other (as a
cylindrical pin and eye, a screw and its nut, etc.), is
called a lower pair.
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Pair royal (pl. Pairs Royal) three things of a sort; --
used especially of playing cards in some games, as
cribbage; as three kings, three "eight spots" etc. Four of
a kind are called a double pair royal. "Something in his
face gave me as much pleasure as a pair royal of naturals
in my own hand." --Goldsmith. "That great pair royal of
adamantine sisters [the Fates]." --Quarles. [Written
corruptly parial and prial.]
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Syn: Pair, Flight, Set.
Usage: Originally, pair was not confined to two things, but
was applied to any number of equal things (pares),
that go together. Ben Jonson speaks of a pair (set) of
chessmen; also, he and Lord Bacon speak of a pair
(pack) of cards. A "pair of stairs" is still in
popular use, as well as the later expression, "flight
of stairs."
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a. & n. from Twist.
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Twisting pair. (Kinematics) See under Pair, n., 7.
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Twisting pair
(gcide) | Pair \Pair\ (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of
par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. Apparel, Par
equality, Peer an equal.]
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1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging
together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair
of beads." --Chaucer. --Beau. & Fl. "Four pair of stairs."
--Macaulay.
Note: [Now mostly or quite disused.]
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Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards.
--Beau. & Fl.
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2. Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each
other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of
gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes.
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3. Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a
pair of horses; a pair of oxen.
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4. A married couple; a man and wife. "A happy pair."
--Dryden. "The hapless pair." --Milton.
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5. A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each
other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of
pants; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows.
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6. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a
parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a
given question (in order, for example, to allow the
members to be absent during the vote without affecting the
outcome of the vote), or on issues of a party nature
during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the
final vote. [Parliamentary Cant]
Note: A member who is thus paired with one who would have
voted oppositely is said to be paired for or paired
against a measure, depending on the member's position.
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7. (Kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies,
which are so applied to each other as to mutually
constrain relative motion.
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Note: Pairs are named in accordance with the kind of motion
they permit; thus, a journal and its bearing form a
turning pair, a cylinder and its piston a {sliding
pair}, a screw and its nut a twisting pair, etc. Any
pair in which the constraining contact is along lines
or at points only (as a cam and roller acting
together), is designated a higher pair; any pair
having constraining surfaces which fit each other (as a
cylindrical pin and eye, a screw and its nut, etc.), is
called a lower pair.
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Pair royal (pl. Pairs Royal) three things of a sort; --
used especially of playing cards in some games, as
cribbage; as three kings, three "eight spots" etc. Four of
a kind are called a double pair royal. "Something in his
face gave me as much pleasure as a pair royal of naturals
in my own hand." --Goldsmith. "That great pair royal of
adamantine sisters [the Fates]." --Quarles. [Written
corruptly parial and prial.]
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Syn: Pair, Flight, Set.
Usage: Originally, pair was not confined to two things, but
was applied to any number of equal things (pares),
that go together. Ben Jonson speaks of a pair (set) of
chessmen; also, he and Lord Bacon speak of a pair
(pack) of cards. A "pair of stairs" is still in
popular use, as well as the later expression, "flight
of stairs."
[1913 Webster]Twisting \Twist"ing\,
a. & n. from Twist.
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Twisting pair. (Kinematics) See under Pair, n., 7.
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arm-twisting
(wn) | arm-twisting
n 1: persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some
gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no
amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree" |
twisting
(wn) | twisting
adj 1: 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" [syn:
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding,
voluminous]
n 1: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean
something it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion,
overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting]
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl,
twist, twisting, whirl] |
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