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harm vs twist

twist vs harm

harm and twist both are nouns.

harm and twist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
harm Yes No Yes No
twist Yes No Yes No
As nouns, twist is a hyponym of harm; that is, twist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than harm:
  • harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
  • twist: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Other hyponyms of harm include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, burn, dislocation, electric shock, break, fracture, cryopathy, frostbite, intravasation, penetrating injury, penetrating trauma, pinch, rupture, bite, insect bite, sting, strain, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, wrench.
harm (noun) twist (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
the occurrence of a change for the worse any clever maneuver
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury the act of rotating rapidly
turning or twisting around (in place)
the act of winding or twisting
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
an interpretation of a text or action
an unforeseen development
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
a jerky pulling movement
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
a circular segment of a curve
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
harm (verb) twist (verb)
cause or do harm to twist suddenly so as to sprain
form into twists
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
turn in the opposite direction
form into a spiral shape
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
do the twist
extend in curves and turns
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