Real Dictionary

twist
verb: If you twist a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist, you injure it by turning it too sharply, or in an unusual direction.
verb: If you twist part of your body such as your head or your shoulders, you turn that part while keeping the rest of your body still.
verb: If you twist something, especially a part of your body, or if it twists, it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset.
verb: If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction.
verb: If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions.

twist in American English
to wind (two or more threads or strands) around one another, as by spinning
intransitive verb: to be or become intertwined
transitive verb: to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine

twist in British English
verb: to cause (one end or part) to turn or (of one end or part) to turn in the opposite direction from another; coil or spin