Twist may refer to:

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 Michael Caine. * ''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 ''Spaced'' is a British television sitcom created, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright, about the (comedic and sometimes farcical and action-packed) misadventures of Daisy Steiner and Tim Bi ...

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 The Fat Boys were an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York, who emerged in the early 1980s. The group was briefly known originally as the Disco 3, originally composed of Mark " Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon "Kool Rock-Ski" Wimbley, ...

* "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 A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...

'' 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'' (Östergren novel), a novel by Klas Östergren *

Twist (TV network) Twist is an American digital multicast television network owned by Tegna Inc. Launched on April 5, 2021, the network specializes in factual lifestyle and reality television content aimed at females between the ages of 25 and 54, sourcing i ...

, 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

Twist (mathematics) In differential geometry, the twist of a ''ribbon'' is its rate of axial rotation. Let a ribbon (X,U) be composted of space curve X=X(s), where s is the arc length of X, and U=U(s) the a unit normal vector, perpendicular at each point to X. Sinc ...

, a geometric quantity associated with a ribbon * Twists of curves, a method of deriving related curves * 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 Barry McGee (born 1966) is an American contemporary artist. He is a well known graffiti artist, and a pioneer of the Mission School art movement. McGee is known by his monikers: Twist, Ray Fong, Bernon Vernon, and P.Kin. Life and education Barry ...

(born 1966), also known as Twist, painter and graffiti artist *

Tony Twist Anthony Rory Twist (born May 9, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played left wing in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues and Quebec Nordiques, and was a feared enforcer. Twist penned a foreword to the Ross Bernstein boo ...

(born 1968), Canadian hockey player * Leroy "Twist" Casey (born 1973), disk jockey *

Liz Twist Mary Elizabeth Twist (born 10 July 1956) is a British Labour Party politician. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon since the 2017 general election. Before her parliamentary career, she was the head of health in the Nort ...

(born 1956), British Member of Parliament

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 twist is a piece of citrus zest used as a cocktail garnish, generally for decoration and to add flavor when added to a mixed drink. There are a variety of ways of making and using twists. Twists are typically cut from a whole fresh fruit with ...

, a decorative piece of citrus zest * Twist (confectionery), a Norwegian bag of sweets, now produced in Sweden *

Twist (dance) The twist is a dance that was inspired by rock and roll music. From 1959 to the early sixties it became a worldwide dance craze, enjoying immense popularity while drawing controversies from critics who felt it was too provocative. It inspired d ...

, a rock and roll dance *

Twist (poker) Twist is poker jargon for a round with specific rules which is sometimes used in the poker variant stud poker. One can replace any round of (or add a round to) a stud poker game with a twist round, in which each player is offered the option to ...

, a special round in some variants of stud poker * Twist (ride), a popular amusement ride, often seen on travelling funfairs *

French twist (hairstyle) A French twist is a common " updo" hair styling technique. It is created by gathering the hair in one hand and twisting the hair upwards until it turns in on itself against the head. It is then secured with barrettes, combs, hair sticks and/or ...

, a hair styling technique *

Twist tobacco Chewing tobacco is a type of smokeless tobacco product that is placed between the cheek and lower gum to draw out its flavor. Some users chew it, others do not. It consists of coarsely chopped aged tobacco that is flavored and often sweetened; ...

, a type of chewing tobacco *

Sail twist Sail twist is a phenomenon in sailing where the head of the sail is at a different angle of incidence from the foot of the sail in order to change the lift distribution with height. Twist is measured by comparing the angle of a straight line betw ...

, a phenomenon in sailing *

Wing twist Wing twist is an aerodynamic feature added to aircraft wings to adjust lift distribution along the wing. Often, the purpose of lift redistribution is to ensure that the wing tip is the last part of the wing surface to stall, for example when exec ...

, a design choice in aeronautics