This is the 4750th most frequent Russian word.
закрутить
To twist, screw, or tighten.
Here, 'закрутить' is used to describe the action of twisting or screwing something.
Я закрути́л крышку на бутылке.
I screwed the cap on the bottle.
In this case, 'закрутить' is metaphorically used to indicate complicating or twisting a narrative.
Он закрути́л сюжет своего романа так, что никто не понял, что произойдёт дальше.
He convoluted the plot of his novel so much that no one could predict what would happen next.
Here, 'закрутить' refers to the action of twisting or turning something physically.