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twist verb- to cheat or swindle someone AUSTRALIA
- I couldn’t afford to cut up rough unless I caught him in the act of twisting me. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 167, 1956
- to arrest someone US
- So the lawyer for these two cats that got twisted found out the cat was a Federal narcotics agent. — William Burroughs, Junkie, p. 121, 1953
- to spend time in jail or prison US
- He twisted behind a hummer means he did the time but not the crime. — Hermese E. Roberts, The Third Ear, 1971
- to roll a marijuana cigarette US
- So we all did go to Larry’s and Julien sat on the floor in front of an open newspaper in which was the tea (poor quality L.A. but good enough) and rolled, or “twisted,” as Jack Steen, the absent one had said to me[.] — Jack Kerouac, The Subterraneans, p. 5, 1958
- in pool, to apply spin to a shot to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after it hits the object ball US
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 29, 1990
▶ twist a braid to say goodbye US- — People Magazine, p. 72, 19 July 1993
▶ twist a dream to roll a marijuana cigarette US, 1949- — Ernest L. Abel, A Marijuana Dictionary, p. 106, 1982
▶ twist her tail to start a car or to accelerate suddenly US- — American Speech, p. 273, December 1962: “The language of traffic policemen”
▶ twist your arm to persuade someone; strictly, to persuade someone by force or threat, but often jocular UK, 1953- [S]omeone wants to get at you through your family, right? But is it so they can twist your arm to do something they want? — Reginald Hill, Arms and the Women, 1999
- Months ago, I had my arm twisted to take part in a Barnardo’s football quiz. — New Statesman, 1 April 2002
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