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move vs twist

twist vs move

move and twist both are nouns.

move and twist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
twist Yes No Yes No
As verbs, twist is a hyponym of move; that is, twist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • twist: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Other hyponyms of move include move involuntarily, move reflexively, quicken, stretch, stretch out, click, flick, snap, bend, flex, propagate, spread, reach, reach out, potter, potter around, putter, putter around, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, drop back, hit the deck, hit the dirt, gravitate, fly, ease up, give, give way, move over, yield, cut to, lurch, pitch, shift, jar, jolt, duck, bob, wallow, welter, squirm, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, coggle, wobble, sashay, sidle, sidle, sail, sweep, brush, sweep, waggle, wamble, chop, reciprocate, move back and forth, nod, beat, pulsate, quiver, beat, pound, thump, seesaw, teeter, totter, buck, hitch, jerk, cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt, careen, shift, tilt, wobble, boil, churn, moil, roil, slip, steal, agitate, shake, vibrate, jerk, twitch, flip, twitch, click, snap, agitate, budge, shift, stir, arouse, stir, dance, stumble, trip, falter, waver, flap, roll, undulate, wave, mill, mill about, mill around, turn, jump, start, startle, mope, mope around, bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up, climb, strike out, bound, jump, leap, spring, bolt, get down, assume, strike, take, take up, seesaw, exit, get out, go out, leave, part, separate, split, diverge, lean, list, tumble, whirl, whirl around, close, come together, bustle, bustle about, hustle, fidget, dawdle, linger, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince, hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust, swoop, flow, flux, course, feed, flow, run, flurry, streak, heave, crash, thunder, snap, beat, flap, fling, hop, turn, dodge, dodge, throw, make way, dance, grab, cut, close, jump, jump off, leap, slip.
move (noun) twist (noun)
the act of deciding to do something 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 your residence or place of business any clever maneuver
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game the act of rotating rapidly
a change of position that does not entail a change of location turning or twisting around (in place)
the act of changing location from one place to another 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
move (verb) twist (verb)
be in a state of action twist suddenly so as to sprain
go or proceed from one point to another form into twists
progress by being changed practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting turn in the opposite direction
have a turn; make one's move in a game form into a spiral shape
give an incentive for action cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
arouse sympathy or compassion in to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion do the twist
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense extend in curves and turns
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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