overtwisted
Spun too far
Overtwisted describes yarn, thread, or fiber that has been twisted too tightly during spinning, causing it to kink, coil back on itself, or become stiff and unworkable: The overtwisted yarn kept snarling as I tried to knit.
In technical contexts, overtwisted can describe any material—wire, rope, cable—wound past its optimal tension point.
Ligament torn by twisting
- wrenchedTwisted suddenly, painfully
- hyperextendedStretched beyond normal limits
- tornPulled into pieces
- sorePainful or annoyed
aching · swollen · painful · ankle · knee · joint · ligament · muscle
Heavy-duty woven line
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
- kinkingForming tight bends
coiling · binding · rigging · splice · braid · strand · torsion · unraveling
sprained
Ligament torn by twisting
- wrenchedTwisted suddenly, painfully
- hyperextendedStretched beyond normal limits
- tornPulled into pieces
sore · aching · swollen · painful · ankle · knee · joint · ligament · muscle · physical therapy
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
kinking · coiling · binding · rigging · splice · braid · strand · torsion · unraveling · snapping
wire
Thin metallic conductor
fatigue · snapped · brittle · weakened · tension · gauge · unwound · deformed · stressed · breakage
yarn
Twisted strand for crafts
kinking · snarling · torque · tension · spinning · cabling · wool · cotton · silk · roving