4
arch(verb, move, twist, bend, bow)
4
contort(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
4
lead(noun, string, cable, twine)
4
round(verb, turn, twist, bend, bow)
4
tense
3
inflect(verb, curvature)
3
bending
3
coil(noun, lead, writhe, cable)
3
incurvate(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
3
lean(verb, move, twist, bend, bow)
3
loop(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
3
spring(verb, move, bend)
3
strain(verb, twist, distort, warp, writhe)
3
yield(verb, move, bend)
2
bent
2
collapse(verb, go, open, fail, surrender)
2
distend(verb, elasticity)
2
double up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
exercise
2
extend(verb, elasticity)
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