1. (verb) falsify, distort, garble, warp
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Synonyms: warp, buckle, wring, fudge, fake, strain, heave, misrepresent, tinge, twist, manipulate, color, wangle, alter, cook, falsify, distort, interpolate, deform, twine, garble, contort, colour
2. (verb) twist, twine, distort
form into a spiral shape
Synonyms: warp, bend, wriggle, intertwine, wrick, wind, deform, wrestle, twist, colour, interlace, rick, color, worm, roll, flex, convolute, writhe, wrench, wrap, turn, entwine, sophisticate, contort, sprain, curve, lace, falsify, twist around, twine, distort, tinge, garble, wring, strain, squirm, pervert, enlace
3. (verb) contort, deform, distort, wring
twist and press out of shape
Synonyms: turn, warp, extort, strain, wring, bend, rack, wrench, color, twist, colour, falsify, squeeze, distort, garble, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, change shape, change form, gouge
4. (verb) tinge, color, colour, distort
affect as in thought or feeling
Synonyms: warp, discolor, touch, strain, wring, twist, deform, tinct, tint, colourise, colourize, colorize, contort, colour, emblazon, distort, garble, color, twine, colour in, tinge, color in, gloss, colorise, falsify, discolour
5. (verb) deform, distort, strain
alter the shape of (something) by stress
Synonyms: turn, warp, try, stress, strain, filter out, tense up, reach, wring, bend, tense, extend, color, twist, sift, separate out, filter, colour, falsify, puree, garble, strive, filtrate, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, sieve, change shape, change form, distort
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