twist vs harm

twist and harm both are nouns.

twist and harm both are verbs.

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

As nouns, harm is a hypernym of twist; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than twist:

twist: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of twist include hurt, injury, trauma.

twist (noun)	harm (noun)
social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s	the act of damaging something or someone
any clever maneuver	the occurrence of a change for the worse
the act of rotating rapidly	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
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

twist (verb)	harm (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain	cause or do harm to
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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