3
strain(verb, press, turn, twist, pull)
3
twirl(twist, pull, bend, wind, loop)
3
wiggle(twist, pull, wind, writhe, curl)
2
alter(verb, change, fake, twist, deceive)
2
angle(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
2
belie(verb, change, fake, twist, alter)
2
collapse(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
2
colour
2
convolute(verb, distort, complicated, disfigure)
2
corkscrew(twist, pull, bend, wind, loop)
2
crimp(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
2
crumple(verb, collapse, distort, warp)
2
doctor(verb, change, fake, twist, alter)
2
extort(verb, press, twist, squeeze)
2
fidget
2
gloss
2
gouge(verb, press, twist, squeeze)
2
grimace(verb, expression)
2
intort
2
jerk(verb, turn, twist, pull, writhe)
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