motion vs twist

twist vs motion

motion and twist both are nouns.

motion and twist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
twist	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, twist is a hyponym of motion; that is, twist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:

motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
twist: a jerky pulling movement

Other hyponyms of motion include crustal movement, tectonic movement, approach, approaching, passage, passing, deflection, deflexion, bend, bending, change of location, travel, undulation, wave, jitter, periodic motion, periodic movement, heave, backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, kick, recoil, seek, squeeze, wring, cam stroke, stroke, throw, turn, turning, wrench, undulation, moving ridge, wave, wobble, commotion, whirl, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	twist (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
the act of changing location from one place to another	any clever maneuver
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	the act of rotating rapidly
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	turning or twisting around (in place)
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something	the act of winding or twisting
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object	a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
a state of change	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

motion (verb)	twist (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	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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