2
curve(wind, spin, screw, coil, writhe)
2
flip(pull, wrench)
2
hoick
2
kick(jerk, jolt, shudder, writhe, flutter)
2
nip(noun, verb, twist, seize, bite)
2
pinch(noun, verb, turn, twist, pull)
2
relieve(verb, discharge, dismiss, informal, responsibility)
2
rip(noun, verb, break, remove, turn)
2
ripple(shudder, tremor, writhe)
2
roll(wind, spin, screw, coil, writhe)
2
spasm(noun, fit, shudder, tremor, writhe)
2
squirm(jerk, jolt, shudder, writhe, flutter)
2
strain(noun, verb, remove, turn, draw)
2
stretch(verb, remove, draw, pick, drag)
2
swivel(wind, spin, screw, coil, writhe)
2
thrust(pull, writhe, wrench, tug)
2
warp(wind, spin, screw, coil, writhe)
2
wiggle(pull, writhe, wrench, tug)
2
wriggle(pull, writhe, wrench, tug)
1
agonize
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