(a) To squeeze (sb.); squeeze (sb. by the hand); (b) to constrain (sb.), bind; (c) to torment (sb., the heart), oppress, press upon; (d) ?to writhe, turn; ? = (c) without obj.

(a) To be forked or bifurcated, be divided;—used fig.: be torn, as between contrary desires; ppl. twisted, forked, furcate, pinnate, divided into prongs or points; naut. twisting line, a rope forming part of the rigging of a sailing vessel [= twist-line, s.v. twist n. 4.]; (b) ?to split or wrench apart (the air).

(a) To take (someone's virginity); also, convert (sb. from idolatry); ben twisted, be snatched; also, escape, depart; ben twisted up; (b) to prune (a tree) [cp. twister n.].

To twist (yarn) into thread, twine.