Bent vs. Twist — What's the Difference?

Past tense and past participle of bend1.

To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand.

Altered from an originally straight or even condition

To form in this manner

Determined to take a course of action

To wind or coil (vines or rope, for example) about something.

Chiefly British Corrupt; venal.

To interlock or interlace

A tendency, disposition, or inclination

To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner

A transverse structural member or framework that is used for strengthening a bridge or trestle.

To cause to rotate or turn in another direction

Bentgrass.

To impart a spiral or coiling shape to, as by turning the ends in opposite directions

The stiff stalk of various grasses.

To turn or open by turning

An area of grassland unbounded by hedges or fences.

To pull, break, or snap by turning

Simple past tense and past participle of bend

To wrench or sprain

(Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.

To alter the normal aspect of; contort

Corrupt, dishonest.

To alter or distort the intended meaning of

Homosexual.

To alter or distort the mental, moral, or emotional character of

Determined or insistent.

To be or become twisted.

(Of a person) leading a life of crime.

To move or progress in a winding course; meander

Inaccurately aimed.

To squirm; writhe

Suffering from the bends.

To rotate or turn in another direction

(slang) High from both marijuana and alcohol.

To dance the twist.

An inclination or talent.

A length of yarn, cord, or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes.

A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.

Tobacco leaves processed into the form of a rope or roll.

The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.

A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together.

A declivity or slope, as of a hill.

A sliver of citrus peel twisted over or dropped into a beverage for flavoring.

Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.

A spin, twirl, or rotation.

(carpentry) A transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.

A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics.

Such a subunit as a component of a barn's framing, joined to other bents by girts and summer beams.

A spinning motion given to a ball when thrown or struck in a specific way.

Such a subunit as a reinforcement to, or integral part of, a bridge's framing.

The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain.

Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.

The degree or angle of torsional stress.

Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.

A contortion or distortion of the body, especially the face.

A grassy area, grassland.

A distortion of meaning

The old dried stalks of grasses.

A sprain or wrench, as of an ankle.

Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.

A change in direction; a turn

Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; - said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.

An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion

The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.

A personal inclination or eccentricity; a penchant or flaw

A declivity or slope, as of a hill.

A dance characterized by vigorous gyrations of the hips and arms.

A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.

A twisting force.

Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.

Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.

A transverse frame of a framed structure.

The form given in twisting.

Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.

The degree of stress or strain when twisted.

A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.

A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.

A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.

A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.

Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.

A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.

A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way;

A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.

Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.

A special way of doing something;

(preceded by definite article) A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.

Altered from an originally straight condition;

A rotation of the body when diving.

Fixed in your purpose;

A sprain, especially to the ankle.

Used of the back and knees; stooped;

(obsolete) A twig.

Used especially of the head or upper back;

(slang) A girl, a woman.

Of metal e.g.;

A roll or baton of baked dough or pastry in a twisted shape.

A small roll of tobacco.

A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.

The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

A beverage made of brandy and gin.

A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.

An appetite for food.

To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

To join together by twining one part around another.

To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

(reflexive) To wind into; to insinuate.

To turn a knob etc.

To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).

To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.

To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

(transitive) To cause to rotate.

(intransitive) To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

(transitive) To coax.

(card games) In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author.

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.

To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

To wind into; to insinuate; - used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.

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.

Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up.

To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.

To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.

To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.

The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.

The form given in twisting.

That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.

A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.

A twig.

A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.

Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the twist of a billiard ball.

A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.

A strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked inclination; a bias; - often implying a peculiar or unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fanaticism.

A roll of twisted dough, baked.

A little twisted roll of tobacco.

One of the threads of a warp, - usually more tightly twisted than the filling.

A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.

The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

A beverage made of brandy and gin.

An unforeseen development;

An interpretation of a text or action;

Any clever (deceptive) maneuver;

The act of rotating rapidly;

A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;

A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

A jerky pulling movement

A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s;

The act of winding or twisting;

Turning or twisting around (in place);

To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling);

Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;

Turn in the opposite direction;

Form into a spiral shape;

Form into twists;

Do the twist

Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates;

Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

Twist suddenly so as to sprain;