To subject (something) to a twisting movement; to turn or twist. Also with adverbs, as about, away, round.

transitive. To twist or wring (something); to entwine, interlace; to turn to one side. Chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern) after Middle…

transitive. To pinch, wring, tweak, twitch. Also intransitive (quot. 1858). Obsolete exc. dialect.

To twist, writhe, or wrest (a person or thing); to force (a limb, etc.) round or about so as to cause a sprain or pain.

To twist or turn (a thing) forcibly or with effort; to jerk or pull with a violent twist; = wrest, v. 1. Also with adverbs, as about, round.

transitive. To contort or twist (the body, limbs, etc.). Also reflexive: to contort or twist (oneself). Also with adverb.

transitive. To contort (the body, limbs, etc.); to cause (the body, limbs, etc.) to writhe. Obsolete.

To twist or turn (the body, neck, etc.) round or about; to contort, wring, wrench; to writhe. Also with adverbs, as †a-doyle.

transitive. To twist or turn (the face, head, or neck), esp. in order to look at a person or thing; chiefly with round, around. Also reflexive, or in…

To turn awry; to screw up or contract (the features, etc.); to contort, distort.