contort (v.)
- bend
- buckle
- corkscrew
- crinkle
- crook
- crumple
- curve
- distort
- garble
- gloss
- gnarl
- knot
- meander
- misapply
- misapprehend
- misconceive
- misconstrue
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misquote
- misread
- mistake
- mistranslate
- misunderstand
- pervert
- scallop
- screw
- slink
- snake
- spring
- squeeze
- swirl
- torture
- turn
- twine
- twirl
- twist
- warp
- whirl
- wind
- worm
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
- writhe