20
twist(noun, verb, change, press, turn)
19
distort(verb, change, cut, hurt, ruin)
16
warp(verb, change, fake, twist, alter)
16
deform(verb, cut, hurt, ruin, crush)
13
bend(verb, change, turn, twist, alter)
11
misshape(verb, change, ruin, twist, spoil)
11
wrench(verb, change, force, press, turn)
10
wring(verb, press, turn, twist, alter)
9
curve(noun, verb, change, twist, alter)
9
pervert(noun, verb, change, turn, fake)
9
writhe(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
7
buckle(verb, change, twist, alter, collapse)
7
crook(noun, verb, twist, bend, bow)
6
mangle(verb, change, cut, hurt, press)
6
disfigure(verb, change, cut, hurt, ruin)
6
falsify(verb, alter, misrepresent)
6
garble(verb, change, fake, twist, alter)
6
torture(verb, change, cut, hurt, harm)
6
turn(verb, press, twist, pull, bend)
6
wind(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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