twist-n; 10 Senses

Sense Number 1: unexpected development or event

Commentary:TWIST[+event][+development][+unexpected]

Examples:
They would never have met except for a simple twist of fate.
Events have taken a strange twist in recent weeks.
His political campaign survived many twists and turns.
There is a silly twist at the end of the movie where the villain repents and gives away all his money.

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PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: an interpretation or spin in meaning

Commentary:TWIST[+quality][+meaning][+interpretation]

Examples:
This fall's couture is a twist on styles from the late 60s.
Her biography presents an interesting twist on the painter's personal life.

Mappings:
PropBank: twist.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: the act of turning, rotating an object

Commentary:TWIST[+event][+turning][+rotating][+an_object]
NOTE: implies the act of displacing an object by turning it

Examples:
A single clockwise twist will open the tap.
She pulled free from her assailant with a sudden twist of her body.
With a twist of his wrist he opened the pickle jar.

Mappings:
PropBank: twist.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 12, 13

Sense Number 4: the force or torque that produces a turning motion

Commentary:TWIST[+quantity][+measure][+force][+torque]

Examples:
The transmission amplifies or multiplies the twist coming from the engine by a factor equal to the gear ratio.
The torque or twist equals the distance times the weight.
The horsepower of the engine = twist x engine speed / 5,252.

Mappings:
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9

Sense Number 5: a wrench or pull in a muscle

Commentary:TWIST[+state][+affliction][+wrench][+of_muscle]

Examples:
John was on crutches from a nasty twist of his ankle.
A soak in a hot tub eased the twist in Sally's lower back.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: bend or loop in a flexible rope or line

Commentary:TWIST[+form][+bend][+flexible][+of_line]

Examples:
A bowline has clever twists that allow the knot to take load, but also be easily untied.
The bartender garnished the martini with a twist of lemon. (flexible strip of peel)
A twist in the garden hose is keeping the water from flowing.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 7: curve or bend in a path

Commentary:TWIST[+form][+curve][+in_path]

Examples:
The sign on the road warned of twists and turns for the next 60 miles.
The village was built along a twist in the river where it turned westward towards the sea.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 8: a miniature whirlpool

Commentary:TWIST[+form][+whirlpool][+miniature]

Examples:
We steered the canoe carefully through twists and eddies of the river.
There is a dangerous twist in the river caused by the intermingling of two currents.

Mappings:
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 9: rolled up hairdo style

Commentary:TWIST[+form][+hairdo][+rolled_up]

Examples:
The bride wore her hair in a twist, decorated with small white flowers.
Mary showed me how to put my hair up in a French twist.

Mappings:
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 10: social dance with gyrating hips

Commentary:TWIST[+event][+turning][+dance][+social][+with_hip_gyrations]

Examples:
In the 1960s, the twist was a very popular dance.
They practiced the rhumba, the tango, the cha-cha and the twist in dance class.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11