To subject (something) to a twisting movement; to turn or twist. Also with adverbs, as about, away, round.

transitive. To twist or coil (something); to arrange in a coiled or twisted form. Frequently with preposition or adverb. Now rare.

transitive. To twist out of shape.

To twist out of shape, form, or relationship; to give a twist to; to pull, contort, make wry. Also figurative and in figurative context.

(?) To turn awry, or away from the straight. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To crook, bend together, contort; in modern use, esp. by crushing.

transitive. To squeeze together; to distort, crush. Obsolete.

transitive. To twist, twist together or round itself; to draw awry; to distort greatly by twisting.

transitive. To twist or wring with the fingers or hands; to twist violently. Cf. to screw up 8c at phrasal verbs 1. Now rare.

To put out of shape or position by twisting or drawing awry; to change to an unnatural shape; to render crooked, unshapely, or deformed.

To turn awry; to screw up or contract (the features, etc.); to contort, distort.

transitive and intransitive. To distort, or become distorted. Hence sheveling-gabbit adj. = shevel-gabbit at shevel, adj.; sheveling-heeled adj…

transitive. To contort, twist, make knotted and rugged like an old tree. Also transferred and figurative.