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 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 ''The Fresh Beat Band'' (originally known as ''The JumpArounds'') is an American live-action musical children's television series created by Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde for Nickelodeon. The series stars Yvette González-Nacer, Thoma ...

'' and its spin-off ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' *

Oliver Twist (disambiguation) ''Oliver Twist'' is a novel by Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist may also refer to: *Oliver Twist (character), the protagonist of Dickens' novel Films * ''Oliver Twist'' (1909 film), first adaptation of Dickens' novel, a silent film starring Edith S ...

, 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 Jack Twist is a fictional character in the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx, the 2005 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee, and the 2023 play by Ashley Robinson also adapted from the short ...

, 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 surreal 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 ''Grow Up and Blow Away'' is the third studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Metric. The album was recorded in 2001, but its release was delayed for years; this was due to their record label, Restless Records, being purchased by Rykodisc. ...

'' 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 (state), 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 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 Chris & Cosey, sometimes known as Carter Tutti, are a musical duo formed in 1981, consisting of couple Chris Carter (electronics) and Cosey Fanni Tutti (voice, electronics, guitar, cornet), both previously (and as of 2020 the sole surviving) ...

* "Twist", a song from the album '' Unfinished Business'' by Nathan Sykes *"Twist" a song from the album

A Hundred Days Off ''A Hundred Days Off'' is the sixth album by British electronic music group Underworld. The album produced two UK Singles Chart entries: " Two Months Off", which reached No. 12, and " Dinosaur Adventure 3D", which reached No. 34. Although thi ...

by Underworld *"Twist", the opener of the 1996 Korn album, ''

Life Is Peachy ''Life Is Peachy'' is the second studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on October 15, 1996, through both Immortal Records and Epic Records. After the release of Korn's Korn (album), 1994 self-titled debut album, the band ...

'' * "Twisting", a song from the album ''

Flood A flood is an overflow of water (list of non-water floods, 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 of significant con ...

'' by They Might Be Giants *

Twist (band) Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass. Fie ...

, a rock band from Birmingham, England, UK

Other media

Twist ending A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction. When it happens near the end of a story, it is known as a twist ending or surprise ending. It may change ...

, 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) 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 ''Olive ...

, an American television network * ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, ...

'', a novel by Charles Dickens, and its main character

Finance

Transaction Workflow Innovation Standards Team {{third-party, date=April 2015 Transaction Workflow Innovation Standards Team (Twist) is a not-for-profit industry standards group. It does not charge anything for involvement. The main goal of Twist is to create non-proprietary XML message stand ...

(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 In algebraic geometry, Proj is a construction analogous to the spectrum-of-a-ring construction of affine schemes, which produces objects with the typical properties of projective spaces and projective varieties. The construction, while not funct ...

on a graded module or projective scheme *

Twist (mechanics) In the field of solid mechanics, torsion is the twisting of an object due to an applied torque. Torsion could be defined as strain or angular deformation, and is measured by the angle a chosen section is rotated from its equilibrium position. Th ...

, 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 The Ellipse Twist is a French high-wing, single-place, hang glider designed and produced by La société Ellipse of Étuz.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 43. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK ...

, a French hang glider * Twist fungus (''Dilophospora alopecuri'') *

Twisting properties Twisting properties in general terms are associated with the properties of samples that identify with statistics that are suitable for exchange. Description Starting with a sample \ observed from a random variable ''X'' having a given distributi ...

, in statistics *

Twist transcription factor Twist-related protein 1 (TWIST1) also known as class A basic helix–loop–helix protein 38 (bHLHa38) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the ''TWIST1'' gene. Function Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) t ...

, a gene protein

People

Barry McGee Barry McGee (born 1966) is an American artist. He is known for graffiti art, 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 McGee was born in ...

(born 1966), also known as Twist, painter and graffiti artist * Leroy "Twist" Casey (born 1973), disk jockey *

Liz Twist Mary Elizabeth Twist (born 10 July 1956) is a British Labour Party politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon from the 2017 general election until the seat's abolition in 2024. She then stood for reelection during the ...

(born 1956), British Member of Parliament *

Susan Twist Susan Twist (born 6 June 1956) is a British actress best known as Rosie Banks in ''Brookside'' (1994–1996) and as Susan Triad in ''Doctor Who'' (2023–present). Early life Twist was born in Liverpool. She attended the London Academy of M ...

(born 1956), British actress * Tony Twist (born 1968), Canadian hockey player

Places

Twist, Arkansas Twist is an unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States. Twist was named after a nearby plantation of the same name. Twist was mentioned in the B.B. King song "Lucille" as the location of a club where he once played. It w ...

, a city in the United States * Twist, Germany, a municipality in Lower Saxony

Sport

* Aerial twist, an acrobatic maneuver in gymnastics *

Twist lifts Figure skating lifts are required elements in two disciplines of figure skating: pair skating and ice dance. There are five groups of lifts in pair skating, categorized in order of increasing level of difficulty. Judges look for the following when ...

, 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 citrus f ...

, 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 r ...

, a special round in some variants of stud poker *

Twist (ride) The Scrambler, Twist (in the UK), Twister, Cha Cha (in Australia), Sizzler, or Merry Mixer, is an amusement ride in which suspended riders spinning in cars experience centrifugal force, while spinning along two separate axes. Riders are seat ...

, 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, 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 betwe ...

, 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