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verb
To alter the position of by a sharp, forcible twisting or turning movement:
wrench, wring. See moveTo obtain by coercion or intimidation:
exact, extort, squeeze, wrench, wring. (Slang) shake down. See getTo give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:
belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench. Idiom: give a false coloring to. See true
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