12
flexure(noun, change, turn, twist, shift)
12
give(verb, break, drop, study, go)
12
slant(noun, verb, drop, change, decline)
12
succumb(verb, stop, break, drop, take)
11
loop(noun, verb, cut, turn, pass)
11
distort(verb, change, turn, influence, twist)
11
acquiesce(verb, move, take, favor, respect)
11
buckle(noun, verb, action, break, drop)
11
direct(verb, study, go, give, work)
11
fold(noun, verb, stop, break, drop)
11
give way(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
11
sweep(noun, verb, movement, turn, line)
10
arc(noun, verb, cut, turn, pass)
10
round(noun, verb, change, cut, turn)
10
sway(verb, move, action, place, change)
10
bending(noun, turn, twist, bow, pitch)
10
contort(verb, change, turn, twist, alter)
10
deform(verb, ruin, turn, damage, twist)
9
agree(verb, move, take, favor, respect)
9
coil(noun, verb, meet, turn, twist)
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