5
gnarl(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
5
knot(noun, verb, change, twist, alter)
5
twine(noun, twist, pull, bend, wind)
5
wrest(verb, press, turn, twist, pull)
4
color(verb, change, fake, twist, alter)
4
curl(verb, twist, pull, bend, bow)
4
deface(verb, break, cut, hurt, ruin)
4
flex(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
4
melt(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
4
screw(verb, press, turn, twist, pull)
3
bow(verb, twist, bend, lean, incline)
3
coil(twist, pull, bend, wind, writhe)
3
crinkle(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
3
deflect(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
3
injure(verb, cut, hurt, ruin, turn)
3
misconstrue(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
3
misinterpret(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
3
misquote
3
squeeze(verb, press, turn, twist, pull)
3
squirm(verb, twist, pull, wind, writhe)
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