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TWIST AROUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does twist around mean?
• TWIST AROUND (verb)
The verb TWIST AROUND has 1 sense:
1. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Familiarity information: TWIST AROUND used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
convolute; pervert; sophisticate; twist; twist around
Context example:
Don't twist my words
Hypernyms (to "twist around" is one way to...):
denote; refer (have as a meaning)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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