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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 deceiveplay

  Familiarity information: TWIST AROUND used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TWIST AROUND (verb)


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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