Twist
Twist verb - Twist suddenly so as to sprain.
Usage example: The wrestler twisted his shoulder
Wound
Wound verb - To cause bodily damage to.
How words are described
| particular | particular twist | particular wound |
| similar | similar twist | similar wound |
| original | original twist | original wound |
| single | single twist | single wound |
| Other adjectives: obvious, nasty, small, massive, big, huge, little, new, dramatic, minor, extra, additional, significant, last, realistic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When an action-movie star like Bruce Willis gets shot, you just assume that it's just going to be a flesh wound... to the point where when it turns out he actually dies of it, it's a twist.
Source: Only a Flesh Wound - And then, to twist the knife in the wound further, she tried to kill herself by getting a monster to bite her, but instead of dying, she was turned into a monster herself.
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It's an ironic twist on where they started - Nikita was strong-armed into joining and Michael was the consummate agent, and so each wound up where you thought the other would.
Source: Ship Sinking
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