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[twist] TWIST may refer to:
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** In arts and entertainment
*** Film, television, and stage
- _Twist_ (2003 film) , a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel _Oliver Twist_
- _Twist_ (2021 film) , a 2021 modern rendition of _Oliver Twist_ starring Rafferty Law
- _The Twist_ (1976 film) , a 1976 film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol
- _The Twist_ (1992 film) , a 1992 documentary film directed by Ron Mann
- _Twist_ (stage play) , a 1995 stage thriller by Miles Tredinnick
- Twist, the main character on television series _The Fresh Beat Band_ and its spin-off _Fresh Beat Band of Spies_
- Oliver Twist (disambiguation) , name of several film, television, and musical adaptations based on Charles Dickens's novel _Oliver Twist_
- "Twist" ( _Only Murders in the Building_ ) , a 2021 episode of the TV series _Only Murders in the Building_
- Jack Twist , a character in the 2005 film _Brokeback Mountain_
- Twist Morgan, a character in the television series _Spaced_
*** Music
- _Twist_ (album) , a 1994 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn
- _The Twist_ (album) , a 1984 album by Danish indiepop band Gangway
- "The Twist" (song) , a song by Hank Ballard, covered by Chubby Checker, a hit in 1960
- "The Twist", a song from the album _Grow Up and Blow Away_ by Metric
- "The Twist", a song from the album _Coming Back Hard Again_ by hip hop band The Fat Boys
- "Twist" (Phish song) , from the 2000 album _Farmhouse_ by Phish
- "Twist" (Goldfrapp song) , a single from the 2003 album _Black Cherry_ by Goldfrapp
- _Twist_ , an album by Chris & Cosey
- "Twist", a song from the album _Unfinished Business_ by Nathan Sykes
- "Twist" a song from the album A Hundred Days Off by Underworld
- "Twist", the opener of the 1996 Korn album, _Life Is Peachy_
- "Twisting", a song from the album _Flood_ by They Might Be Giants
- Twist (band) , a rock band from Birmingham, England, UK
*** Other media
- Twist ending , an unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction
- _Twist_ (magazine) , an American teen magazine
- _Twist_ (Cano novel) , a novel by Harkaitz Cano
- _Twist_ (McCann novel) , a novel by Colum McCann
- _Twist_ (Östergren novel) , a novel by Klas Östergren
- Twist (TV network) , an American television network
- _Oliver Twist_ , a novel by Charles Dickens, and its main character
** Finance
- Transaction Workflow Innovation Standards Team (TWIST), a non-profit financial industry standards group
- Operation Twist , an effort (in 1961, and again in 2011) by the U.S. Federal Reserve to lower long-term interest rates
** Mathematics, science, and technology
- Serre twist on a graded module or projective scheme
- Twist (mechanics) , the torsion of an object
- Twist (differential geometry) , a geometric quantity associated with a ribbon
- Twists of curves , a method of deriving related curves
- Twist (rational trigonometry) , in Wildberger's _Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal Geometry_
- Twist (screw theory) , in applied mathematics and physics
- Twist (software) , a test automation solution by ThoughtWorks Studios
- Ellipse Twist , a French hang glider
- Twist fungus ( _Dilophospora alopecuri_ )
- Twisting properties , in statistics
- Twist transcription factor , a gene protein
** People
- Barry McGee (born 1966), also known as Twist, painter and graffiti artist
- Leroy "Twist" Casey (born 1973), disk jockey
- Liz Twist (born 1956), British Member of Parliament
- Susan Twist (born 1956), British actress
- Tony Twist (born 1968), Canadian hockey player
** Places
- Twist, Arkansas , a city in the United States
- Twist, Germany , a municipality in Lower Saxony
** Sport
- Aerial twist , an acrobatic maneuver in gymnastics
- Twist lifts , a type of lift in pairs figure skating
** Other uses
- Twist (cocktail garnish) , a decorative piece of citrus zest
- Twist (confectionery) , a Norwegian bag of sweets, now produced in Sweden
- Twist (dance) , a rock and roll dance
- Twist (poker) , a special round in some variants of stud poker
- Twist (ride) , a popular amusement ride, often seen on travelling funfairs
- French twist (hairstyle) , a hair styling technique
- Twist tobacco , a type of chewing tobacco
- Sail twist , a phenomenon in sailing
- Wing twist , a design choice in aeronautics
** See also
- Twisted (disambiguation)
- Twister (disambiguation)
- Torque
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