twist
[ twist ]
/ twɪst /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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twist one's arm, Informal. to coerce: I didn't want to go, but he twisted my arm.
Origin of twist
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English twisten “to divide,” derivative of twist “divided object, rope” (compare Old English -twist in candel-twist “pair of snuffers”); cognate with Dutch twisten “to quarrel,” German Zwist “a quarrel.” See twi-
synonym study for twist
32. See turn.
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twist
/ (twɪst) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of twist
Word Origin for twist
Old English; related to German dialect Zwist a quarrel, Dutch twisten to quarrel
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