twist
How to sign: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace";
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Wrestle in ASL
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squirm in ASL
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writhe in ASL
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Similiar / Same: writhe , wriggle , worm , squirm , wrestle
Categories: move
Within this category: wrench
twist
How to sign: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
braid in ASL
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braid in ASL
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Braid in ASL
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braid in ASL
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Similiar / Same: braid , plait , tress
Categories: coiffure , hairdo , hair style
Within this category: pigtail , queue
twist
How to sign: twist suddenly so as to sprain "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days";
sprain in ASL
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sprain in ASL
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Similiar / Same: sprain , wrick , rick , wrench , turn
Categories: injure , wound
twist
How to sign: the act of rotating rapidly "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting";
twirl in ASL
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TWIRL in ASL
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Similiar / Same: spin , twirl , twisting , whirl
Categories: rotary motion , rotation
Within this category: birling , pirouette
twist
How to sign: form into twists "Twist the bacon around the sausage";
twist in ASL
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twist in ASL
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Categories: form , shape
twist
How to sign: an unforeseen development "events suddenly took an awkward turn";
turn of events in ASL
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Similiar / Same: turn of events , turn
Categories: development
twist
How to sign: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
kink in ASL
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Similiar / Same: kink , twirl
Categories: bend , crease , crimp , flexure , fold , plication
twist
How to sign: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
convolute in ASL
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Similiar / Same: twist around , pervert , convolute , sophisticate
Categories: denote , refer