{{wiktionary|twist|twisting}} '''Twist''' may refer to:
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== In arts and entertainment== === Film, television, and stage === * ''Twist'' (2003 film), a independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twist'' (2021 film), a modern rendition of ''Oliver Twist'' starring Rafferty Law * ''The Twist'' (1976 film), a film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol * ''The Twist'' (1992 film), a 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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