2
withdraw(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
zigzag(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
1
aberrate(verb, depart, vary, differ, diverge)
1
admonish(verb, dissuade)
1
angle away(expression, twist, bow, lean, incline)
1
angle toward(verb, expression, twist, bend, bow)
1
baffle
1
ban(verb, dissuade)
1
be deformed(verb, twist, distort, warp, deform)
1
be distorted(verb, twist, distort, warp, deform)
1
be off(verb, twist, swing, bend, bow)
1
be slanted(verb, twist, swing, bend, bow)
1
be strained(verb, twist, distort, warp, deform)
1
be transformed(verb, twist, distort, warp, deform)
1
bear on(verb, expression, twist, bend, bow)
1
beat off(verb, expression, separate, reject, disregard)
1
become deformed(verb, twist, distort, warp, deform)
1
become shapeless(verb, twist, distort, warp, deform)
1
beetle(verb, twist, swing, bend, bow)
1
bend back
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