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Twisting — Twist ing, a. & n. from {Twist}. [1913 Webster] {Twisting pair}. (Kinematics) See under {Pair}, n., 7. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twisting — twist·ing n: the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy esp. for the purpose of replacing it with another policy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
twisting — /twis ting/, n. the practice of an insurance agent of tricking the holder of a life insurance policy into letting it lapse so that the insured will replace it with one of a company represented by the agent. [1905 10; TWIST + ING1] * * * ▪ textile … Universalium
twisting — Convincing a customer that trade are necessary in order to generate a commission. This is an unethical practice. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * twisting twist‧ing [ˈtwɪstɪŋ] noun [uncountable] disapproving MARKETING when a salesperson… … Financial and business terms
twisting — n. winding, spinning; spinning of twine; rotating; revolving; distortion; overtrading, churning (Finance); use of deception to encourage clients to change life insurance companies twɪst n. instance of twisting; result of twisting; curve, bend,… … English contemporary dictionary
Twisting — Twist Twist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twisting}.] [OE. twisten, AS. twist a rope, as made of two (twisted) strands, fr. twi two; akin to D. twist a quarrel, dissension, G. zwist, Dan. & Sw. tvist, Icel. twistr the deuce in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twisting — adjective Having many twists The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road … Wiktionary
twisting — adj. Twisting is used with these nouns: ↑lane, ↑motion, ↑road, ↑staircase … Collocations dictionary
twisting — vijimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. twisting vok. Drillung, f rus. кручение, n; свивание, n pranc. retordage, m; tordage, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
twisting — sąsūka statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. twist; twisting vok. Verdrillung, f; Verseilung, f rus. скрутка, f pranc. toronnage, m; torsade, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
twisting — I noun 1. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑distortion, ↑overrefinement, ↑straining, ↑torture • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
